date

English

/deɪt/

noun
Definitions
  • The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel.
  • The date palm.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English date derived from Old French date derived from Latin dactylus (long date grape, finger) derived from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (finger, a finger, toes, fingers, date, a dactyl) derived from Arabic دَقَل (variety of date palm, mast) derived from Hebrew (modern) דֶּקֶל (date palm).

Origin

Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)

דֶּקֶל

Gloss

date palm

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