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cuticle

/kˈjuːtəkəl/KYOO-tuh-kuhl
/kˈjutəkəl/KYOO-tuh-kuhl

Meaninga little skin

Common meaning: the thin skin rimming a fingernail

Journey through time

  1. Latincutis, -is‘the skin’
  2. Englishcuticle‘the thin skin rimming a fingernail’ · today

cut also in: subcutaneous

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.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin cutis ‘the skin’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry cutis, p. 505 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

subcutaneous

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