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hollyhock

/ˈhɒliˌhɒk/HO-lee-hok
/ˈhɑliˌhɑk/HAH-lee-hahk

Meaningmallow

Common meaning: tall flowering mallow

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishhoc‘mallow’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishholihoc‘hollyhock’source
  3. Englishhollyhock‘tall flowering mallow’ · 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.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English hoc ‘mallow’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Concise Etymological Dictionary (1911), entry HOLLYHOCK, p. 244 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • hoc Old English “a hook”

Related words

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