"Sargasso" meaning in All languages combined

See Sargasso on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /sɑːˈɡæsəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /sɑɹˈɡæsoʊ/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -æsəʊ Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sargasso
  1. Short for Sargasso Sea. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Sargasso Sea
    Sense id: en-Sargasso-en-name-zGVfuTDc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2

Noun [English]

IPA: /sɑːˈɡæsəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /sɑɹˈɡæsoʊ/ [General-American] Forms: Sargassos [plural]
Rhymes: -æsəʊ Head templates: {{en-noun}} Sargasso (plural Sargassos)
  1. (figuratively) Also sargasso: a confused, tangled mass or situation. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-Sargasso-en-noun-QNXEWD59

Inflected forms

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