hamlet

English

/ˈhæm.lət/

noun
Definitions
  • A small village or a group of houses.
  • (British) A village that does not have its own church.
  • Any of the fish of the genus in the family Serranidae.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English hamlet derived from Old French hamelet, hamel (hamlet), ham derived from Proto-Germanic *haimaz (home, village, house).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*haimaz

Gloss

home, village, house

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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