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borax

/ˈbɔːˌɹæks/BAW-raks
/ˈbɔˌɹæks/BAW-raks

Meaningborax

Common meaning: a whitish mineral salt

Journey through time

  1. Arabicburaq‘borax’source
  2. Medieval Latinboraxsource
  3. Englishborax‘a whitish mineral salt’ · 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 Arabic buraq ‘borax’.

Source words

  • buraq Arabic · source word “borax”

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