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husk

/ˈhʌsk/HUHSK
/ˈhʌsk/HUHSK

Meaninglittle house

Common meaning: dry outer covering of a seed or fruit

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishhassourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishhuske‘husk’source
  3. Englishhusk‘dry outer covering of a seed or fruit’ · 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 English has ‘little house’.

Roots

  • has Old English “little house”

Related words

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