monosyllable

English

Etymology

From mono- +‎ syllable.

Pronunciation

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Noun

monosyllable (plural monosyllables)

A word of one syllable.
(UK, slang, obsolete) A euphemism for the word cunt
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Coordinate terms

Related terms

monosyllabic

Translations

a word of one syllable

Catalan: monosíl·lab (ca) m, monosíl·laba (ca) f
Finnish: yksitavuinen (fi), yksitavuinen sana
French: monosyllabe (fr) m
German: Einsilbler (de) m, Einsilber (de) m, , Monosyllabum n
Irish: aonsiollach m
Italian: monosillabo (it) m
Manx: unheeley m
Norwegian: enstavelsesord
Portuguese: monossílabo (pt) m
Spanish: monosílabo (es)
Telugu: ఏకాక్షరము (te) (ēkākṣaramu)

References

1811, Lexicon Balatronicum: Monosyllable, a woman's commodity.

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