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gallon
English
Etymology
From Middle English gallon, galoun, galun, from Old Northern French galun, galon (“liquid measure”) (compare Old French jalon), from Late Latin galum, galus (“measure of wine”), from Vulgar Latin *galla (“vessel”), possibly from Gaulish, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“goblet”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ????? (kúlix, “cup”), Sanskrit ??? (kala?a, “jar, pitcher; measure of liquid”). Related to Old French gille (“wine measure”) (from Medieval Latin gillo (“earthenware jar”)), Old French jale (“bowl”), Old French jaloie (“measure of capacity”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??æl?n/
- Rhymes: -æl?n
- Hyphenation: gal?lon
Noun
gallon (plural gallons)
- A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints
- (Britain, Canada) exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon
- (US) 231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for liquids (a "U.S. liquid gallon")
- (US) one-eighth of a U.S. bushel or approximately 4.405 liters for dry goods (a "U.S. dry gallon").
- (in the plural, informal) A large quantity (of any liquid).
- The pipe burst and gallons of water flooded into the kitchen.
Translations
Descendants
- ? Cebuano: galon
- ? Czech: galon
- ? Serbo-Croatian: galon
- ? Turkish: galon
Further reading
- gallon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Loglan
French
Noun
gallon m (plural gallons)
- gallon
Norman
Etymology
From Old Northern French galon, from Late Latin galum, galus (“measure of wine”), from Vulgar Latin *galla (“vessel”), possibly from Gaulish [Term?], ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“goblet”).
Noun
gallon m (plural gallons)
- (Jersey) gallon
Tatar
Noun
gallon
- gallon (a unit of volume)
References
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Declension
gallon From the web:
- = 3.78541178 liters
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ounces
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a?ns?z/
- (Rosa's roses merger) IPA(key): /?a?ns?z/
Noun
ounces
- plural of ounce
Anagrams
- UNESCO
Middle English
Noun
ounces
- plural of ounce
ounces From the web:
- = 28.3495231 grams
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