plug

/pˈlʌɡ/PLUHG
/pˈlʌɡ/PLUHG

Meaninga plug, block

Common meaning: a stopper

Journey through time

  1. Irishplocsource
  2. Dutchpluggesource
  3. Englishplug‘a stopper’ · 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 Irish ploc ‘a plug, block’.

Roots

  • ploc Irish “a plug, block”

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