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Meaning of ghoti | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

/fɪʃ/

Definitions

A Bengali who originates from western Bengal.
India
A constructed word said to be an alternative spelling of fish.
humorous, nonstandard, rare

Equivalents

العربية غُوتِيّ

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

B1

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

See also

Ghotki ghotul Ghotuo ghoughphtheightteeau Ghoul ghoulery