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bezoar

Meaningantidote to poison

Common meaning: a stone once used against poison

Journey through time

  1. Persianpād-zahrsource
  2. Portuguesebezoarsource
  3. Old Frenchbezoarsource
  4. Englishbezoar‘a stone once used against poison’ · 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 Persian pād-zahr ‘antidote to poison’.

Roots

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