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spigot.

A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈspɪ.ɡət//ˈspɪ.kət/

  1. A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask.

  2. The plug of a faucet, tap or cock.

  3. A water tap: a faucet or sillcock.

    Appalachia · US · especially
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *spey-der.? Proto-Italic *speikā Latin spīcader. Middle French espigeotbor. Middle English spigot English spigot From Middle English spigot (“wooden stopper”). Probably ultimately from Latin spīca via Old Occitan espiga and Middle French espigeot.

verb/ˈspɪ.ɡət//ˈspɪ.kət/

  1. To block with a spigot.

    transitive

  2. To insert (a spigot).

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *spey-der.? Proto-Italic *speikā Latin spīcader. Middle French espigeotbor. Middle English spigot English spigot From Middle English spigot (“wooden stopper”). Probably ultimately from Latin spīca via Old Occitan espiga and Middle French espigeot.

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