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hood

/ˈhʊd/HUUD
/ˈhʊd/HUUD

Meaninga head covering

Common meaning: a soft cap attached to a coat or cloak

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishhod‘a hood’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishhoodsource
  3. Englishhood‘a soft cap attached to a coat or cloak’ · 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.
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Origin: Built on Old English hod ‘a head covering’.

Roots

  • hod Old English “a head covering”

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