Siamese
- Related to Siam (now Thailand)
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /saɪ.əˈmiːz/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English Siam Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Siamese From Siam + -ese.
- Of or relating to Siam; Thai.
“I remember one such occasion when a Siamese pupil had fired the train from Lime Street, and so complimentary were the Chief's remarks on the condition of the fire that we found our young Siamese friend difficult to live with for about a week afterwards!”
- Of a connection of tubes or hoses: shaped like the letter Y.
name
Etymology: Etymology tree English Siam Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Siamese From Siam + -ese.
- The Thai language.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English Siam Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Siamese From Siam + -ese.
- A Siamese cat.
“The third kitten said her name was Juno, and that she was a Siamese.”
- An inhabitant of Siam.
- A connection of tubes or hoses shaped like a letter Y.