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enamel

/ɪˈnæməl/ih-NA-muhl
/ɪˈnæməl/ih-NA-muhl

Meaningenamel

Common meaning: hard glass-like coating or tooth surface

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchesmail‘enamel’source
  2. Middle Englishexamailesource
  3. Englishenamel‘hard glass-like coating or tooth surface’ · 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.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old French esmail ‘enamel’.

Roots

  • esmail Old French “enamel”

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