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cur

/ˈkɜː/KUR
/ˈkɝ/KUR

Meaninga growler

Common meaning: a mongrel dog

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)kurra‘to grumble’source
  2. Middle Englishkursource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto grumble → a mongrel dogcur‘a mongrel dog’ · 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.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) kurra ‘a growler’.

Roots

  • kurra Old Norse (Icelandic) “a growler”

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