ghoti

== English == === Etymology 1 === A jocular spelling of fish (/fɪʃ/) used to illustrate irregularities in English spelling: gh, /f/ as in rough, /ɹʌf/; o, /ɪ/ as in women, /ˈwɪm.ɪn/; and ti, /ʃ/ as in nation, /ˈneɪ̯.ʃən/. Though frequently reported to be a coinage of George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950), this term dates back to at least 1855. Although the goal of the word is to highlight the irregularities of the English orthography, it deliberately exaggerates them, as <gh> is /f/ only word-finally and <ti> is /ʃ/ only before a vowel. ==== Pronunciation ==== (intended) enPR: fĭsh, IPA(key): (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada, General Australian, Scotland, India) /fɪʃ/, (New Zealand) /fəʃ/ Rhymes: -ɪʃ Homophones: fish, phish Hyphenation: ghoti (common) enPR: gō′tē, IPA(key): (Received Pronunciation) /ˈɡəʊ̯.tiː/, (General American, Canada) /ˈɡoʊ̯.ti/, (General Australian) /ˈɡəʉ̯.tiː/, (New Zealand) /ˈɡɐʉ̯.tiː/, (Scotland) /ˈɡo.ti/, (India) /ˈɡoː.ʈiː/ Rhymes: -əʊtiː Hyphenation: gho‧ti ==== Noun ==== ghoti (plural ghoti or ghoties or ghotis) (humorous, nonstandard, rare) A constructed word said to be an alternative spelling of fish. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:ghoti. ===== Usage notes ===== The term is often mentioned and discussed, but very rarely used; see: Use–mention distinction on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== ghoti (plural ghotis) Alternative letter-case form of Ghoti. === Etymology 3 === From Bengali ঘটি (ghoṭi). ==== Noun ==== ghoti (plural ghotis) A type of small Bengali waterpot used for washing. === References === === Further reading === “ghoti”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.