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honey

/ˈhʌni/HUH-nee
/ˈhʌni/HUH-nee

Meaninghoney

Common meaning: the sweet stuff made by bees

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishhunig‘honey’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishhonysource
  3. Englishhoney‘the sweet stuff made by bees’ · 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 Old English hunig ‘honey’.

Source words

  • hunig Old English · source word “honey”

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