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butcher

/ˈbʊtʃə/BUU-chur
/ˈbʊtʃɚ/BUU-chur

Meaninga he-goat

Common meaning: one who kills animals for meat

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchbocsource
  2. Middle Englishbochersource
  3. Englishbutcher‘one who kills animals for meat’ · 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 Old French boc ‘a he-goat’.

Roots

  • boc Old French “a he-goat”

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