faucet
English
Alternative forms
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A faucet.
Etymology
From Middle English faucet, fawcett, from Old French fausset.
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: fôʹsĭt, IPA(key): /ˈfɔːsɪt/
- Rhymes: -ɔːsɪt
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈfɔsɪt/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈfɑsɪt/
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Noun
faucet (plural faucets)
Hypernyms
Translations
tap — see tap
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French fausset, perhaps from Latin faux (“throat”).
Descendants
- English: faucet
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