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- [pan-i-kin]
- /ˈpæn ɪ kɪn/
- /ˈpænɪkɪn/
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- [pan-i-kin]
- /ˈpæn ɪ kɪn/
Definitions of pannikin word
- noun pannikin a small pan or metal cup. 1
- noun pannikin a small metal cup or pan 0
- noun pannikin a small pan 0
- noun pannikin a metal cup 0
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Origin of pannikin
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25; pan1 + -i- + -kin
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Parts of speech for Pannikin
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pannikin popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pannikin usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pannikin
noun pannikin
- double boiler — a utensil consisting of two pots, one of which fits partway into the other: water is boiled in the lower pot to cook or warm food or melt a substance in the upper.
Top questions with pannikin
- what is a pannikin?
- what does pannikin mean?
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