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Midas.

A king who sought and was for a while granted the cherished but subtly dangerous magical power to turn anything he touched into gold.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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name/ˈmaɪ.dəs/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. A king who sought and was for a while granted the cherished but subtly dangerous magical power to turn anything he touched into gold.

    Greek
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Phrygian midasbor. Ancient Greek Μίδᾱς (Mídās)bor. Latin Midāslbor. English Midas Learned borrowing from Latin Midās, from Ancient Greek Μίδᾱς (Mídās), from Phrygian midas.

noun/ˈmaɪ.dəs/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. A very large champagne bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 30 liters, equivalent to 40 standard bottles.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Phrygian midasbor. Ancient Greek Μίδᾱς (Mídās)bor. Latin Midāslbor. English Midas Learned borrowing from Latin Midās, from Ancient Greek Μίδᾱς (Mídās), from Phrygian midas.

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