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savanna

/səˈvænə/suh-VA-nuh
/səˈvænə/suh-VA-nuh

Meaninga linen cloth

Common meaning: a grassy plain

Journey through time

  1. Latinsabanum‘a linen cloth, towel’source
  2. Spanishsabanasource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa linen cloth, towel → a grassy plainsavanna‘a grassy plain’ · 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 Latin sabanum ‘a linen cloth’.

Roots

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