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Meaning of ghoti | Babel Free

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

العربية غُوتِيّ
বাংলা ঘটি
Français ghoti

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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