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buckle

/ˈbʌkəl/BUH-kuhl
/ˈbʌkəl/BUH-kuhl

Meaningcheekpiece or clasp

Common meaning: a clasp used for fastening

Journey through time

  1. Latinbuccula‘cheekpiece or clasp’source
  2. Late Latinbucculasource
  3. Old Frenchbocle‘ring or buckle’source
  4. Frenchboclesource
  5. Englishbuckle‘a clasp used for fastening’ · 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 buccula ‘cheekpiece or clasp’.

Roots

  • buccula Latin “cheekpiece or clasp”

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