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mutton

/ˈmʌtən/MUH-tuhn
/ˈmʌtən/MUH-tuhn

Meaninga wether

Common meaning: sheep's meat

Journey through time

  1. Gaelicmult‘a wether’source
  2. Old Frenchmotonsource
  3. Middle Englishmotounsource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsa wether → sheep's meatmutton‘sheep's meat’ · 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 Gaelic mult ‘a wether’.

Roots

  • mult Gaelic “a wether”

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