toga
/ˈtəʊɡə/TOH-guh
/ˈtoʊɡə/TOH-guh
Meaninga gown
Common meaning: a Roman robe
- toga cloak, gownLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1875 · scan
- aLatin plural ending: things to be
Journey through time
- Latintoga, -ae‘a cloak, gown’
- Englishtoga‘a Roman robe’ · 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 toga ‘a cloak, gown’.
Roots
- toga, -ae Latin “a cloak, gown”
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