stubble
English
Etymology
Anglo-Norman stuble, estuble, from Old French estoble, esteule (whence Modern French éteule), from Latin stipula (“stalk, straw”). Cognate with Dutch stoppel, Central German Stoppel, Upper German Stupfel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstʌb.əl/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌbəl
Noun
stubble (usually uncountable, plural stubbles)
Synonyms
- (short hair on man’s face): five o'clock shadow
- stub
- stump
Translations
short, coarse hair
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short stalks left in a field after harvest
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