edelweiss

e·del·weiss

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [eyd-l-vahys, -wahys]
- /ˈeɪd lˌvaɪs, -ˌwaɪs/
- /ˈeɪdl.vaɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [eyd-l-vahys, -wahys]
- /ˈeɪd lˌvaɪs, -ˌwaɪs/

Definitions of edelweiss word

noun edelweiss a small composite plant, Leontopodium alpinum, having white woolly leaves and flowers, growing in the high altitudes of the Alps. 1
noun edelweiss a liqueur made in Italy, flavored with the extracts of alpine flowers. 1
noun edelweiss A European mountain plant that has woolly white bracts around its small flowers and downy gray-green leaves. 1
noun edelweiss a small alpine flowering plant, Leontopodium alpinum, having white woolly oblong leaves and a tuft of attractive floral leaves surrounding the flowers: family Asteraceae (composites) 0
noun edelweiss a small, flowering plant (Leontopodium alpinum) of the composite family, native to the high mountains of Europe and central Asia, esp. the Alps, with leaves and petal-like bracts that are white and woolly 0

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Origin of edelweiss

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

1860-65; < German, equivalent to edel noble + weiss white

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Parts of speech for Edelweiss

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edelweiss popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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