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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

devein

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-vein
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove the vein-like colon from (shrimp).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English vein English devein From de- + vein.

Usage

Inflected Forms

deveins (present, singular) deveining (participle, present) deveined (participle, past) deveined (past)

Derived Forms

deveiner

Questions

What does devein mean?
To remove the vein-like colon from (shrimp).
Where does devein come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English vein English devein From de- + vein.

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