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penchant

/ˈpentʃənt/PEN-chuhnt
/ˈpɛntʃənt/PEN-chuhnt

Meaningto hang

Common meaning: a liking

Journey through time

  1. Latinpendere‘to hang’source
  2. Frenchmeaning shiftsto hang → to leanpencher‘to lean’source
  3. Frenchpenchantsource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsto lean → a likingpenchant‘a liking’ · 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 pendere ‘to hang’.

Roots

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