bay
English
/beɪ/
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) A berry.
- a tree or shrub of the family Lauraceae, having dark green leaves and berries.
- bay Bay leaf, the leaf of this or certain other species of tree or shrub, used as a herb.
- (in the plural) The leaves of this shrub, woven into a garland used to reward a champion or victor; hence, fame, victory.
- (US) A tract covered with bay trees.
- A kind of mahogany obtained from in Mexico.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English baye inherited from Old English beġ (berry) derived from Old French baie derived from Latin bāca (berry, fruit).
Origin
Latin
bāca
Gloss
berry, fruit
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
果, 実
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Baystater English
- Guantanamo English
- Guantanamo Bay English
- Pelly English
- Pelly Bay English
- afterbay English
- bay tree English
- bay window English
- bayard English
- bayardly English
- bayberry English
- bayfront English
- bayhead English
- baylike English
- bayman English
- bayplan English
- bayside English
- bebay English
- berry English
- embay English
- forebay English
- head English
- imbay English
- midbay English
- multibay English
- plan English
- sick English
- sickbay English
- side English
- stater English
- subbay English
- transbay English
- tree English
- unbay English
- window English
- bacifer Latin
- bāca Latin
- baie French
- bayard French
- baya Spanish, Castilian
- picabayas Spanish, Castilian
- baga Portuguese
- begbeam Old English
- beġ Old English
- baye Middle English
- baywyndow Middle English
- beien Middle English
- forbay Middle English
- baie Old French
- baga Galician
- baye Middle Dutch