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mallow

/ˈmæləʊ/MA-loh
/ˈmæloʊ/MA-loh

Meaninga mallow

Common meaning: flowering plant of the mallow family

Journey through time

  1. Latinmalva‘a mallow’source
  2. Middle Englishmalwe‘mallow’source
  3. Englishmallow‘flowering plant of the mallow family’ · 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 Latin malva ‘a mallow’.

Roots

  • malva Latin “a mallow”

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