piping hot
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English. First attested circa second half of 14th century, from the similarity between the sizzling sound of food cooking in a frying pan and that of musical pipes, from Canterbury Tales [1] by Geoffrey Chaucer:
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpaɪ.pɪŋ ˈhɒt/
- (General American) enPR: pīʹpĭng hŏt, IPA(key): /ˌpaɪpɪŋ ˈhɑt/
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Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒt
Adjective[edit]
piping hot (not comparable)
Translations[edit]
very hot
Anagrams[edit]
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