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bullace

Meaninga pellet

Common meaning: a wild plum

Journey through time

  1. Late Latinpilota‘a pellet’source
  2. Old Frenchbelocesource
  3. Middle Englishbolassource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsa pellet → a wild plumbullace‘a wild plum’ · 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 Late Latin pilota ‘a pellet’.

Roots

  • pilota Late Latin “a pellet”

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