English Explanatory Dictionary

Mummerset

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈmʌməsɛt/ /-sɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mummerset.wav /ˈmʌmɚˌsɛt/

Word forms

Mummerset

Etymology

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

Translations

Finnish: Mummersetin murre Macedonian: муме́рсетски дијале́кт
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