cot-caught merger
Meaning
Noun
- A phonemic merger in some varieties of English (especially American and Canadian English) in which the vowels in words such as "hot" and "doll" () and in words such as "law" and "talk" () are pronounced identically, making the words "cot" and "caught" homophones.
Related
Similar words
Modern English dictionary
Explore and search massive catalog of over 900,000 word meanings.
Word of the Day
Get a curated memorable word every day.
Challenge yourself
Level up your vocabulary by setting personal goals.
And much more
Try out Vedaist now.