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ghoti

Noun CEFR B1
fɪʃ

Definitions

  1. A Bengali who originates from western Bengal.
  2. A constructed word said to be an alternative spelling of fish.

Equivalents

Françaisghoti
العربيةغُوتِيّ
1 more languages
বাংলাঘটি

Examples

Robinson suggested to me that William Ollier could have come up with ghoti in a parlor game of Ellis-inspired silly spellings.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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