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galloon

/ɡəˈluːn/guh-LOON
/ɡəˈlun/guh-LOON

Meaninggalloon, lace

Common meaning: narrow strip of ornamental braid

Journey through time

  1. Spanishgalon‘galloon, lace’source
  2. Frenchgalon‘ornamental braid’source
  3. Englishgalloon‘narrow strip of ornamental braid’ · 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 Spanish galon ‘galloon, lace’.

Roots

  • galon Spanish “galloon, lace”

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