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robe

/ˈɹəʊb/ROHB
/ˈɹoʊb/ROHB

Meaningbooty, spoil

Common meaning: a long garment

Journey through time

  1. Frenchrobe‘a robe’source
  2. Middle Englishrobesource
  3. Englishrobe‘a long garment’ · 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 French robe ‘booty, spoil’.

Roots

  • robe French “booty, spoil”

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