Peat

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /piːt/
• Rhymes: -iːt
• Homophones: Pete

Origin unknown; perhaps a borrowing from an unattested Pictish or Brythonic source.

Full definition of peat

Noun

1. Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas. from 14th c.

Derived terms

• peaty

Compare pet ("a favourite").

Noun

1. (obsolete) A small person; a pet.
• 1594, William Shakespeare, , I. i. 78 :And let it not displease thee, good Bianca,
  For I will love thee ne'er the less, my girl.
  A pretty peat!

Anagrams

• pate, pâté, Peta, PETA, tape