chinoiserie

Pronounced: sheen-WAHZ-ree, noun

Notes: Not a word I know


Yesterday’s word

The word annelidous means “of or relating to worms”

First usage

Our word came into English in the mid-1800s

Background / Comments

Our word came from the French word anneler (to ring), which came from the Latin word anellus, which is a diminutive of anus (ring). Note that our word is another one of those that contains all of the main vowels in order.

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