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maraud

/məˈɔːd/mur-AWD
/mɚˈɔd/mur-AWD

Meaningact as a rogue

Common meaning: roam in search of things to steal

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchmarirsource
  2. Frenchmaraud‘roam or beg’source
  3. Englishmaraud‘roam in search of things to steal’ · 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 French marir ‘act as a rogue’.

Roots

  • marir Old French “act as a rogue”

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