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ovest

ovest

English

Noun

ovest ‎(uncountable)

(Britain dialectal) The mast and acorns of the oak; the turn-out.

Derived terms

ovesting

Italian

Etymology

Originated as an incorrect reading of French ouest, from English west, from Old English west, from Proto-Germanic *westrą, from earlier *westraz, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wek(ʷ)speros ‎(“evening”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.vest/, [ˈɔːves̪t̪]
Hyphenation: ò‧vest

Noun

ovest m ‎(invariable)

west

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Anagrams

vesto

Etymology

From Middle English ovet, from Old English ofett ‎(“fruit, legume”), from Proto-Germanic *ubatją ‎(“fruit, produce, increase”), from a compound whose first element represents Proto-Indo-European *obʰi-, *ebʰi-, *bʰi- ‎(“on, toward, from, by”), and whose second element is Proto-Germanic *at-, *ēta- ‎(“edibles, food”), from Proto-Germanic *etaną ‎(“to eat”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- ‎(“to eat”). Cognate with Dutch ooft ‎(“fruit”), German Obst ‎(“fruit”).