albino
/ælˈbaɪˌnəʊ/al-BIGH-noh
/ælˈbaɪˌnoʊ/al-BIGH-noh
Meaninga white one
Common meaning: a person or animal lacking colour
- albwhiteLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 81 · scan
- inchemical noun ending
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
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Origin: Built on Latin albus ‘white’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry albus, p. 14 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry AUBURN, p. XXXIII · dictionary scan
Roots
- albus Latin “white”
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