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goblet

/ˈɡɒblət/GO-bluht
/ˈɡɑblət/GAH-bluht

Meaningsmall cup

Common meaning: drinking cup with a stem

Journey through time

  1. Latincupellus‘small cup’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftssmall cup → large cupgobel‘large cup’source
  3. Frenchmeaning shiftslarge cup → drinking cupgobel‘drinking cup’source
  4. Englishgoblet‘drinking cup with a stem’ · 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 cupellus ‘small cup’.

Roots

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