test

French

noun
Definitions
  • testtest, a cupel or cupelling hearth in which precious metals are melted for trial and refinement.
  • (marine biology) testtest, the external calciferous shell, or endoskeleton, of an echinoderm.

Etymology

Derived from Old French test (melting pot, especially one in which metals were tried, pot) derived from Latin testa (pot, brick, jug, tile, pitcher, earthen pot, urn, an earthen pot, sherd, shellfish).

Origin

Latin

testa

Gloss

pot, brick, jug, tile, pitcher, earthen pot, urn, an earthen pot, sherd, shellfish

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

鍋

Emoji
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