punchbowl

punch bowl

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /ˈpʌntʃboʊl/
- /ˈpʌntʃ.bəʊl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈpʌntʃboʊl/

Definitions of punchbowl word

noun punchbowl a large bowl from which punch, lemonade, etc., is served, usually with a ladle. 1
noun punchbowl a large bowl for serving punch, lemonade, etc, usually with a ladle and often having small drinking glasses hooked around the rim 0
noun punchbowl a bowl-shaped depression in the land 0

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Origin of punchbowl

First appearance:

before 1685

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1685-95

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Parts of speech for Punchbowl

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Punchbowl

punchbowl popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% 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".

punchbowl usage trend in Literature

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