suave
/sˈwɒv/SWOV
/sˈwɑv/SWAHV
Meaningsweet
Common meaning: smoothly charming
- suavsweet, pleasantLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1771 · scan
Journey through time
- Latinsuāvis, -e‘sweet, pleasant’
- Frenchsuave
- Englishsuave‘smoothly charming’ · 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 Latin suāvis ‘sweet, pleasant’.
Roots
- suāvis, -e Latin “sweet, pleasant”
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