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porcelain

/ˈpɔːsələn/PAWR-suh-luhn
/ˈpɔɹsələn/PAWR-suh-luhn

Meaningcowrie shell or porcelain

Common meaning: hard white ceramic material

Journey through time

  1. Italianporcellana‘cowrie shell or porcelain’source
  2. Latinporcumsource
  3. Frenchporcelaine‘porcelain’source
  4. Englishporcelain‘hard white ceramic material’ · 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 Italian porcellana ‘cowrie shell or porcelain’.

Roots

  • porcellana Italian “cowrie shell or porcelain”

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