hazard

/ˈhæzəd/HA-zurd
/ˈhæzɚd/HA-zurd

Meaninga die

Common meaning: a danger

Other meanings: a game of chance

Journey through time

  1. Persianzar‘a die’source
  2. Spanishazarsource
  3. Frenchasard‘hazard, adventure’source
  4. Middle Englishhasardsource
  5. Englishmeaning shiftsa die → a dangerhazard‘a danger’ · 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 Persian zar ‘a die’.

Roots

  • zar Persian “a die”

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