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demijohn

/ˈdɛmɪdʒɒn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables
demi-john
IPA
/ˈdɛmɪdʒɒn/
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Partial calque of French dame-jeanne (literally “Lady Jane”), of uncertain origin. Note that the French Jeanne (“Jane, feminine of John”) has changed to the masculine form John, rather than the cognate English Jane.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈdɛmɪdʒɒn/

Inflected Forms

demijohns (plural) demi-john (alternative)

Synonyms

carboy

Questions

How do you pronounce demijohn?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛmɪdʒɒn/.
What does demijohn mean?
A large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork.
Where does demijohn come from?
Partial calque of French dame-jeanne (literally “Lady Jane”), of uncertain origin. Note that the French Jeanne (“Jane, feminine of John”) has changed to the masculine form John, rather than the cognate English Jane.

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