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pottle

/ˈpɒtəl/PO-tuhl
/ˈpɑtəl/PAH-tuhl

Meaninga little pot

Common meaning: a small measure

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchpotel‘a small pot’source
  2. Middle Englishpotelsource
  3. Englishpottle‘a small measure’ · 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 Old French potel ‘a little pot’.

Roots

  • potel Old French “a little pot”

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