poodle
/ˈpuːdəl/POO-duhl
/ˈpudəl/POO-duhl
Meaningto splash in water
Common meaning: a curly-coated dog
- poodleto splash in waterSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 455 · scan
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.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Low German pudel-hund ‘to splash in water’.
Roots
- pudel-hund Low German “to splash in water”
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