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scullery

Meaningperson in charge of dishes

Common meaning: room for washing dishes and kitchen work

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchescuelier‘person in charge of dishes’source
  2. Anglo-Frenchscutsource
  3. Englishscullery‘room for washing dishes and kitchen work’ · 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: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old French escuelier ‘person in charge of dishes’.

Roots

  • escuelier Old French “person in charge of dishes”

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