Eta

Pronunciation

• UK enPR: ēʹtÉ™, IPA: /ˈiːtÉ™/
• US enPR: āʹtÉ™, IPA: /ˈeɪtÉ™/
• Rhymes: -iːtÉ™, -eɪtÉ™

From Ancient Greek ἦτα.

Full definition of eta

Noun

1. The seventh letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, the eighth in Old Greek.
2. (particle) A kind of electrically neutral meson having zero spin and isospin.

Pronunciation

• enPR: āʹtÉ™, IPA: /ˈeɪtÉ™/

From Japanese 穢多 ("full of filth") literal translation, now considered derogatory in Japan.

Noun

1. A social outcast in Japan who is subjected to menial work, making up a class or caste of such people.

Anagrams

• a.e.t., ate, eat, TEA, tea