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uva.

grape;

3 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈuː.wa]Classical-Latin[ˈuː.va][ˈuː.waː]Classical-Latin[ˈuː.va]

  1. the fruit of the vine; a grape

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  2. grapes

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  3. a bunch or cluster of grapes

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  4. a vine

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  5. (of other plants) a bunch or cluster of fruit

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  6. a cluster, like a bunch of grapes, which bees form when they alight in swarming

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  7. the soft palate, the uvula

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Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *oiwā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw- (“a kind of tree with berries”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ὄα (óa, “Sorbus domestica”), Old Armenian այգի (aygi, “grapevine”), Proto-Germanic *ī(h)waz (“yew”), Proto-Slavic *jь̀va (“willow”).

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