"ghoti" meaning in Anglais

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Noun

IPA: \ˈfɪʃ\
  1. Orthographe fantaisiste de fish (« poisson »), destinée à illustrer la complexité de l’orthographe et de la prononciation de l’anglais.
    Sense id: fr-ghoti-en-noun-N0NWBlzq Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire, Plaisanteries en anglais
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  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Lemmes en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Noms communs en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Anglais",
      "orig": "anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Orthographe construite par approximation à partir des prononciations particulières des groupes de lettres en anglais :\n:* ‹ gh › dans enough \\ɪ.ˈnʌf\\ ;\n:* ‹ o › dans women \\ˈwɪm.ɪn\\ ;\n:* ‹ ti › dans nation \\ˈneɪ.ʃən\\"
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Nom commun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en anglais",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en anglais à traduire",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Plaisanteries en anglais",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "« \"Ghoti\" = \"Fish\" », English Club, 2009",
          "text": "Of course, this is a joke*. The word \"ghoti\" is not even a real word. But it shows the inconsistency of English spelling."
        },
        {
          "ref": "« Ghoti », The New York TImes Magazine, 25 juin 2010",
          "text": "When talk turns to the irrationality of English spelling conventions, a five-letter emblem of our language’s foolishness inevitably surfaces: ghoti."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Orthographe fantaisiste de fish (« poisson »), destinée à illustrer la complexité de l’orthographe et de la prononciation de l’anglais."
      ],
      "id": "fr-ghoti-en-noun-N0NWBlzq",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Par plaisanterie"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈfɪʃ\\"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "invariable"
  ],
  "word": "ghoti"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Lemmes en anglais",
    "Noms communs en anglais",
    "anglais"
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Orthographe construite par approximation à partir des prononciations particulières des groupes de lettres en anglais :\n:* ‹ gh › dans enough \\ɪ.ˈnʌf\\ ;\n:* ‹ o › dans women \\ˈwɪm.ɪn\\ ;\n:* ‹ ti › dans nation \\ˈneɪ.ʃən\\"
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Nom commun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Exemples en anglais",
        "Exemples en anglais à traduire",
        "Plaisanteries en anglais"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "« \"Ghoti\" = \"Fish\" », English Club, 2009",
          "text": "Of course, this is a joke*. The word \"ghoti\" is not even a real word. But it shows the inconsistency of English spelling."
        },
        {
          "ref": "« Ghoti », The New York TImes Magazine, 25 juin 2010",
          "text": "When talk turns to the irrationality of English spelling conventions, a five-letter emblem of our language’s foolishness inevitably surfaces: ghoti."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Orthographe fantaisiste de fish (« poisson »), destinée à illustrer la complexité de l’orthographe et de la prononciation de l’anglais."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "Par plaisanterie"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈfɪʃ\\"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "invariable"
  ],
  "word": "ghoti"
}

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