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pouch

/ˈpaʊtʃ/POWCH
/ˈpaʊtʃ/POWCH

Meaninga poke, a bag

Common meaning: a small bag

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchpouchesource
  2. Middle Englishpouchesource
  3. Englishpouch‘a small bag’ · 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 French pouche ‘a poke, a bag’.

Roots

  • pouche Old French “a poke, a bag”

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