英语词汇“pennet”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pennet

/ˈpɛnɪt/

(also pennett) Now historical

noun

1A piece or stick of barely-sugar or a similar confection; = penide. Usually in plural.

2Formerly (especially in northern England): a 19th cent. trade term for a toffee-like sweet flavoured with lemon, peppermint, etc.

Origin

Middle English; earliest use found in Journal of English and Germanic Philology. Apparently variant of penide (although attested slightly earlier) or of its etymon Middle French pénide, with alteration of the ending; compare Middle French penites, Italian peneto, penneto, pennito.

单词	pennet
释义	pennet /ˈpɛnɪt/ (also pennett) Now historical noun 1A piece or stick of barely-sugar or a similar confection; = penide. Usually in plural. 2Formerly (especially in northern England): a 19th cent. trade term for a toffee-like sweet flavoured with lemon, peppermint, etc. Origin Middle English; earliest use found in Journal of English and Germanic Philology. Apparently variant of penide (although attested slightly earlier) or of its etymon Middle French pénide, with alteration of the ending; compare Middle French penites, Italian peneto, penneto, pennito.
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