shibboleth
Significat (Anglès)
- A particular pronunciation or custom that is regarded as distinguishing members of a group from non-members, especially when used as a test.
- A common or longstanding belief, custom, or catchphrase associated with a particular group, especially one with little current meaning or truth.
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Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈʃɪbəlɛθ/
Etimologia (Anglès)
Learned borrowing from Biblical Hebrew שִׁבֹּלֶת /שיבולת (šibbṓleṯ, “ear [of wheat] or stream, torrent”). Doublet of sebboleth and Middle English sebolech, both from Late Latin sebboleth in the Vulgate.
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