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scaffold

/sˈkæfəld/SKA-fuhld
/sˈkæfəld/SKA-fuhld

Meaningraised platform

Common meaning: temporary raised structure used by builders

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchescafaut‘raised platform’source
  2. Middle Englishscafold‘platform’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsplatform → temporary raised structure used by buildersscaffold‘temporary raised structure used by builders’ · 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 escafaut ‘raised platform’.

Roots

  • escafaut Old French “raised platform”

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