monosyllable

monosyllable

English

Etymology

From mono- +‎ syllable.

Pronunciation

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Noun

monosyllable (plural monosyllables)

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

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Related terms

• monosyllabic

Translations

a word of one syllable

Catalan: monosíl·lab (ca) 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)

See also

• duosyllable
• polysyllable

References

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