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toaster

/ˈtəʊstə/TOH-stur
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈtoʊstɚ/TOH-stur

Meaningone that toasts

Common meaning: a machine for toasting bread

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Journey through time

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tars-‘be dry, to thirst’source
  2. Latintorreō, tostum‘to parch, roast’
  3. Middle Englishtostsource
  4. Englishtoast‘bread browned by heat’
  5. Englishformed in English from toasttoaster‘a machine for toasting bread’ · 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: Formed in English from toast + -er.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), TOAST, p.647 · scan

Roots

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