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cassowary

/ˈkæsəˌweɹi/KA-suh-weh-ree
/ˈkæsəˌwɛɹi/KA-suh-weh-ree

Meaningthe cassowary bird

Common meaning: a large flightless bird of New Guinea

Journey through time

  1. Malaykasuarisource
  2. Early English spellingcassowarysource
  3. Englishcassowary‘a large flightless bird of New Guinea’ · 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 Malay kasuari ‘the cassowary bird’.

Roots

  • kasuari Malay “the cassowary bird”

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