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turbot

/ˌtɜːˈbəʊ/tur-BOH
/ˌtɝˈboʊ/tur-BOH

Meaninga spindle

Common meaning: a large flatfish

Journey through time

  1. Latinturbo‘a spindle’source
  2. Frenchturbotsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa spindle → a large flatfishturbot‘a large flatfish’ · 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.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin turbo ‘a spindle’.

Roots

  • turbo Latin “a spindle”

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