mispronounce, misspeak
(verb) pronounce a word incorrectly; “She mispronounces many Latinate words”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
misspeak (third-person singular simple present misspeaks, present participle misspeaking, simple past misspoke, past participle misspoken)
(ambitransitive, chiefly, US) To fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly
(intransitive, obsolete) To speak insultingly or disrespectfully.
Source: Wiktionary
Mis*speak", v. i.
Definition: To err in speaking.
Mis*speak", v. t.
Definition: To utter wrongly.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 November 2024
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
