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Mummerset en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmʌməsɛt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /-sɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈmʌmɚˌsɛt/ (General-American)

Etymology

Blend of mummer (“actor in a pantomime”) + Somerset (“county in the west of England”).

Meanings

  1. (humorous) An imaginary rural county in the West Country of England.
  2. (humorous, often) An invented English-language dialect used by actors that mimics a stereotypical West Country rural accent.

Translations (4)

fi Mummerset (imaginary rural county in the West Country of England) · fi Mummersetin murre (invented English-language dialect used by actors that mimics a stereotypical West Country rural accent) · mk муме́рсетски дијале́кт (invented English-language dialect used by actors that mimics a stereotypical West Country rural accent) · mk Му́мерсет (imaginary rural county in the West Country of England)