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decant

/dəˈkænt/duh-KANT
/dəˈkænt/duh-KANT

Meaninga side, comer

Common meaning: pour liquid carefully from one container to another

Journey through time

  1. Italiancanto‘a side, comer’source
  2. Frenchmeaning shiftsa side, comer → pour offdécanter‘pour off’source
  3. Englishdecant‘pour liquid carefully from one container to another’ · 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 Italian canto ‘a side, comer’.

Roots

  • canto Italian “an edge, corner”

Related words

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