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fennel

/ˈfenəl/FEH-nuhl
/ˈfɛnəl/FEH-nuhl

Meaningfeniculum, fennel

Common meaning: aromatic plant with feathery leaves

Journey through time

  1. Latinfeniculum‘feniculum, fennel’source
  2. Middle Englishfenel‘fennel’source
  3. Englishfennel‘aromatic plant with feathery leaves’ · 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 Latin feniculum ‘feniculum, fennel’.

Roots

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