armada

/ɑːˈmɒdə/ahr-MO-duh

/ɑɹˈmɑdə/ahr-MAH-duh

Meaningto arm

Common meaning: a fleet of warships

armadato armSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 33 · scan

Journey through time

Latinarmare‘to arm’source
Spanishmeaning shiftsto arm → a fleetarmada‘a fleet’source
Englisharmada‘a fleet of warships’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin armare ‘to arm’.

Roots

armare Latin “to arm”

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