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jargonelle

Meaninggold-coloured

Common meaning: a gritty early pear

Journey through time

  1. Persianzargun‘gold-coloured’source
  2. Italianmeaning shiftsgold-coloured → a yellow diamondgiargone‘a yellow diamond’source
  3. Frenchjargon‘a yellow diamond’source
  4. Frenchjargonellesource
  5. Englishmeaning shiftsa yellow diamond → a gritty early pearjargonelle‘a gritty early pear’ · 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: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Persian zargun ‘gold-coloured’.

Roots

  • zargun Persian “gold-coloured”

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