mahound

Ma·hound

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muh-hound, -hoond]
- /məˈhaʊnd, -ˈhund/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muh-hound, -hoond]
- /məˈhaʊnd, -ˈhund/

Definitions of mahound word

noun mahound Archaic. Muhammad. 1
abbreviation MAHOUND Mohammed 0
noun mahound the Devil 0
noun mahound (archaic, now rare) Muhammad, believed by medieval Europeans to be a demon or god that Muslims worshipped. 0
noun mahound (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A generic pagan god or idol believed by medieval Europeans to be worshipped by various villains such as Herod I. 0
noun mahound (now rare, chiefly in Scotland and Ireland) The Devil. 0

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Origin of mahound

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English Mahun, Mahum < Old French, short for Mahomet; -d by association with hound1

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Parts of speech for Mahound

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mahound popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.