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daith

/dɑθ/

daith noun: an ear piercing in the inner cartilage just above the earhole.

daith: an ear piercing in the inner cartilage just above the earhole
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Noun

daith (plural daiths)

  1. An ear piercing in the inner cartilage just above the earhole.

Forms of daith

pluraldaiths
alternative formdaith piercing

Origin of daith

From Hebrew דעת (da'at, “knowledge”), possibly because of the belief that a ring daith piercing only allows intelligent speech to be heard.

Phrases with daith

Questions about daith

What does daith mean?
Daith means an ear piercing in the inner cartilage just above the earhole.
What part of speech is daith?
Daith is a noun.
How do you pronounce daith?
Daith is pronounced /dɑθ/.
What is the plural of daith?
The plural of daith is daiths.

Words near daith in the dictionary

  1. Daisys
  2. daisywheel
  3. daisywheel printer
  4. daisywheel printers
  5. daisywheels
  6. daith
  7. daith piercing
  8. daith piercings
  9. daiths
  10. Daito wren
  11. Daitya

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