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- [spig-uh t]
- /ˈspɪg ət/
- /ˈspɪɡ.ət/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spig-uh t]
- /ˈspɪg ət/
Definitions of spigot word
- noun spigot a small peg or plug for stopping the vent of a cask. 1
- noun spigot a peg or plug for stopping the passage of liquid in a faucet or cock. 1
- noun spigot a faucet or cock for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like. 1
- noun spigot the end of a pipe that enters the enlarged end of another pipe to form a joint. 1
- noun spigot faucet, tap 1
- noun spigot in barrel: small plug 1
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Origin of spigot
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English spigot, perhaps < Old French *espigot < Old Provençal espig(a) (< Latin spīca ear of grain; see spica) + Old French -ot diminutive suffix
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Parts of speech for Spigot
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spigot popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
spigot usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for spigot
noun spigot
- bibcock — a tap having a nozzle bent downwards and supplied from a horizontal pipe
- bung — A bung is a round piece of wood, cork, or rubber which you use to close the hole in a container such as a barrel or flask.
- fireplug — fire hydrant.
- hydrant — an upright pipe with a spout, nozzle, or other outlet, usually in the street, for drawing water from a main or service pipe, especially for fighting fires.
- faucet — any device for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like by opening or closing an orifice; tap; cock.
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