- Fillipeen
- Fillipeen Fil"li*peen`, n. See {Philopena}. [1913 Webster]
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fillipeen — Philopena Phil o*pe na, n. [Probably a corruption fr. G. vielliebchen, LG. vielliebken, or D. veelliebken, a philopena, literally, much loved; but influenced by Gr. ? a friend, and L. poena penalty, from an idea that the gift was a penalty of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fillipeen — /fil euh peen /, n. philopena. * * * … Universalium
fillipeen — fil·li·peen … English syllables
fillipeen — … Useful english dictionary
phillippine — Philopena Phil o*pe na, n. [Probably a corruption fr. G. vielliebchen, LG. vielliebken, or D. veelliebken, a philopena, literally, much loved; but influenced by Gr. ? a friend, and L. poena penalty, from an idea that the gift was a penalty of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Philopena — Phil o*pe na, n. [Probably a corruption fr. G. vielliebchen, LG. vielliebken, or D. veelliebken, a philopena, literally, much loved; but influenced by Gr. ? a friend, and L. poena penalty, from an idea that the gift was a penalty of friendship or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
philopena — /fil euh pee neuh/, n. 1. a custom, presumably of German origin, in which two persons share the kernels of a nut and determine that one shall receive a forfeit from the other at a later time upon the saying of a certain word or the performance of … Universalium
Vielliebchen — Sn (zwei zusammengewachsene Früchte, an die sich Volksbräuche für Liebespaare knüpfen, besonders Doppelmandeln) per. Wortschatz reg. (19. Jh.) Onomastische Bildung. Das Wort scheint eine Umdeutung zu sein aus Filipchen, dieses weiter aus frz.… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
fillipeener — noun see fillipeen … Useful english dictionary
