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midgen

/ˈmɪ.dʒɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
midgen
IPA
/ˈmɪ.dʒɪn/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fat surrounding the entrails of an animal; suet.

Uncountable

noun

The diaphragm or midriff.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English myggerne, mygerne, from Old English miċġerne (“bellyfat, suet”), from Proto-West Germanic *midigarnī (“intestinal fat, visceral fat”), derived from Proto-Germanic *garnō (“intestines, guts”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- (“intestine, entrails”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: myggerne, miċġerne, *midigarnī, *garnō, *ǵʰerH-

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmɪ.dʒɪn/
  • British English: /ˈmɪ.dʒɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

midgin (alternative) midger (alternative) muggin (alternative) mudgin (alternative) midgerum (alternative) midgrom (alternative) muggerum (alternative) myggerne (alternative) middern (alternative)

Phrases

midgen-fat

Frequently Paired Words

grin yarn

Questions

How do you pronounce midgen?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪ.dʒɪn/.
What does midgen mean?
The fat surrounding the entrails of an animal; suet.
Where does midgen come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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