Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hwey, wey]
- /ʰweɪ, weɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hwey, wey]
- /ʰweɪ, weɪ/
Definition of wheys word
- noun wheys a milk serum, separating as liquid from the curd after coagulation, as in cheese making. 1
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Origin of wheys
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English wheye, Old English hwǣg; cognate with Dutch, Low German wei
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Wheys
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wheys popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% 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".