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maggot

/ˈmæɡət/MA-guht
/ˈmæɡət/MA-guht

Meaninga grub, maggot

Common meaning: a fly larva

Journey through time

  1. Welshmacai‘maceiad, a maggot’source
  2. Middle Englishmagotsource
  3. Englishmaggot‘a fly larva’ · 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 Welsh macai ‘a grub, maggot’.

Roots

  • macai Welsh “a grub, maggot”

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