English Words Starting With D

• dago red

  nounvery low
  /ˈdeɪɡəʊ ˌrɛd/A cheap red wine, originally of Italian or Spanish origin.
• dagoba

  nounC2 / Very Low Frequency / Specialized
  /ˈdɑːɡəbə/A dome-shaped structure or shrine, often containing relics, used in Buddhism.
• dagobert i

  nounLow/Very Low
  /ˈdæɡ.ə.bɜːt ðə ˈfɜːst/The name of a historical Merovingian king of the Franks, primarily known to modern audiences through fictional adaptation.
• dagon

  nounC2
  /ˈdeɪɡɒn/The chief god of the Philistines in ancient Canaanite religion, often depicted as half-man, half-fish.
• dagu

  nounVery Low (Technical/Historical)
  /ˈdɑːɡuː/A type of small, hand-held cannon or large firearm, historically used in China and Southeast Asia.
• daguerre

  nounRare
  /dəˈɡɛə/A proper noun referring to Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre (1787–1851), the French painter and physicist who invented the daguerreotype, an early photographic process.
• daguerreotype

  nounverb-transitiveC2
  /dəˈɡer.ə.taɪp/An early photographic process invented by Louis Daguerre, producing a direct positive image on a silvered copper plate, or an image produced by this process.
• dagwood sandwich

  nounLow
  /ˈdæɡwʊd ˈsæn(d)wɪdʒ/An extremely large, multi-layered sandwich containing numerous and varied ingredients, assembled humorously.
• dah

  nounLow
  /dɑː/The spoken representation of the long dash in Morse code.
• dahabeah

  nounVery Low (Obsolete/Hyper-specific)
  /ˌdɑːhəˈbiːə/A large passenger boat used on the Nile River, historically with sails but often towed.
• dahl

  nounLow-medium
  /dɑːl/An Indian dish of lentils or other split pulses stewed with spices.
• dahlgren

  nounRare
  /ˈdɑːlɡrən/A type of smoothbore naval cannon invented in the 19th century by John A. Dahlgren.
• dahlia

  adjectivenounMedium-low (C2)
  /ˈdeɪ.li.ə/A garden plant with brightly coloured, showy flowers and tuberous roots, native to Mexico.
• dahna

  nounVery Rare
  /ˈdɑːnə/A term used as a proper noun for a name, particularly in Arabic contexts, or a poetic/archaic term for a fertile valley.
• dahomey

  nounLow
  /dəˈhəʊmi/A former West African kingdom (c. 1600–1904) in what is now southern Benin, known for its powerful military and unique social structures.
• dahoon

  nounLow (Specialist/Botanical)
  /dəˈhuːn/A small evergreen holly tree (Ilex cassine) native to the southeastern United States and parts of Central America, characterized by red berries and often found in wet habitats.
• daibutsu

  nounC2
  /ˌdʌɪˈbʊtsuː/A massive, seated bronze statue of a Buddha, particularly the Great Buddha at the Kōtoku-in temple in Kamakura, Japan.
• daiker

  verb-intransitiveVery Rare / Obsolete / Dialectal
  /ˈdeɪkə/To walk or wander about in a leisurely, idle, or aimless manner.
• daikon

  nounLow
  /ˈdaɪkɒn/A large, mild-flavoured, white East Asian radish.
• dail eireann

  nounLow (Outside Ireland); Medium-High (Within Ireland)
  /ˌdɔɪl ˈɛərən/The lower house of the bicameral Oireachtas, the national parliament of Ireland, directly elected by its citizens.

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