pesthole

pest·hole

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pest-hohl]
- /ˈpɛstˌhoʊl/
- /ˈpest.həʊl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pest-hohl]
- /ˈpɛstˌhoʊl/

Definitions of pesthole word

noun pesthole a place infested with or especially liable to epidemic disease. 1
noun pesthole a place from where infection and illness originates and spreads 0
noun pesthole a place infested or likely to be infested with an epidemic disease 0

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Origin of pesthole

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05; pest + hole

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Parts of speech for Pesthole

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pesthole

pesthole popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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