tonsil

/ˌtɒnsəl/ton-suhl
/ˌtɑnsəl/tahn-suhl

Meaningtonsil

Common meaning: either of two lumps of tissue at the rear of the throat

Journey through time

  1. Latintonsillasource
  2. Frenchtonsille‘tonsil’source
  3. Englishtonsil‘either of two lumps of tissue at the rear of the throat’ · 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 tonsilla ‘tonsil’.

Roots

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