Definition of False cognate

1. Noun. A word that appears to be cognate to – that is, to have a shared linguistic origin with – a given word, but that is in fact unrelated. ¹

2. Noun. A ''false friend'', a word that appears to have the same meaning as a given word, but that does not. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of False Cognate

false azalea
false baby's breath
false beachdrops
false belief
false bittersweet
false blepharoptosis
false bracken
false branching
false buckthorn
false bugbane
false calyx
false cast
false chamomile
false chanterelle
false chanterelles
false cognate
false cognates
false colour
false consciousness
false consciousnesses
false coxa vara
false cyst
false dawn
false deathcap
false dextrocardia
false dichotomy
false dilemma
false diphtheria
false diverticulum

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