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spinach

/sˈpɪnətʃ/SPIH-nuhch
/sˈpɪnətʃ/SPIH-nuhch

Meaninga thorn

Common meaning: a leafy vegetable

Journey through time

  1. Latinspina‘a thorn, a prickle’source
  2. Italianspinacesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa thorn, a prickle → a leafy vegetablespinach‘a leafy vegetable’ · 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.
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Origin: Built on Latin spina ‘a thorn’.

Roots

  • spina Latin “a thorn”

Related words

spinet

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