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shingles

/ˈʃɪŋɡəlz/SHING-guhlz
/ˈʃɪŋɡəlz/SHING-guhlz

Meaninga belt, girdle

Common meaning: a painful rash

Journey through time

  1. Latincingulum‘a belt, girdle’source
  2. Old Frenchcenglesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa belt, girdle → a painful rashshingles‘a painful rash’ · 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 cingulum ‘a belt, girdle’.

Roots

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