Pronounced: HOE-gun-moh-gun, noun/adj
Notes: This is not a word that I know
Yesterday’s word
The word redoubt means
- a small (usually temporary) enclosed defensive word
- a defended position; protective barrier
- a secure retreat; stronghold
First usage
Our word came into English in the early 1600s
Background / Comments
I had a general idea of our word, having run across it in various computer games. Our word is not related to doubt and redoubtable. It came into English from the French word redoute, which came from the Italian word ridotto, which came from the Late Latin noun reductus (a refuge), which derives from the Latin verb redūcere (to lead back).
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