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baboon

/bəˈbuːn/buh-BOON
/bəˈbun/buh-BOON

Meaningbaboon

Common meaning: large African or Arabian monkey

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchbabouin‘baboon’source
  2. Middle Englishbabewin‘baboon’source
  3. Englishbaboon‘large African or Arabian monkey’ · 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

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French babouin ‘baboon’.

Roots

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