English Explanatory Dictionary

peat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel.
noun
  1. A pet, a darling; a woman.
name
  1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Pronunciation

/piːt/ en-us-peat.ogg

Word forms

peat peats

Etymology

Inherited from Northern Middle English pete (recorded in Latin text as peta), of uncertain origin; perhaps from a Celtic language such as an unattested Pictish or Brythonic source, in turn possibly from Proto-Brythonic *peθ (“portion, segment, piece”); if so, it would be a doublet of piece.

Related words

four-peat three-peat

Derived words

cocopeat milled peat peat bog peated peatery peating peatland peatless peatlike peatman peat moss peat pot peat-reek peat-smoke peat spade Peats Ridge peatstack peatswamp peaty pitch peat
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