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privet¹

  • /ˈpɹɪv.ɪt/

Rhymes with -ɪvɪt

Where it comes from

Unknown origin, but possibly connected to prime.

noun privets

  1. countable, uncountable Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum. Slowly she turned round and faced towards a neat white bungalow, set some way back from the path behind a low hedge of golden privet. No light showed, but someone there was playing the piano. The strange elusiveness of the soft, insistent melody seemed to draw her forward.

privet²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Russian приве́т (privét, “hello, hi”).

interjection

  1. informal Hello, hi.

Translations

Every language

noun Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum

Españolalheña, aligustre, ligustro
日本語イボタノキ ibotanoki
中文女貞 /女贞 nǚzhēn
Portuguêsalfeneiro
Françaistroène
DeutschLiguster, Rainweide
Italianoligustro
Ελληνικάλιγούστρο ligoústro
Românălemn-câinesc
Русскийбирючи́на birjučína

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privet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/privet

Chicago

"privet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/privet.

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@misc{privet_2026,
  title = {privet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/privet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}