Etymograph

English

mash note

Mash note may come from Romani masha ‘a fascinator, an enticer’.

  1. Romanimodernmasha‘a fascinator, an enticer’uncertain
  2. Englishtodaymash note

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Romanimodernmasha‘a fascinator, an enticer’uncertain
  2. Englishtodaymash note

first attested First recorded 1880, and originally mash letter, from mash, masher, likely from Romani masha (“a fascinator, an enticer”), mashdva (“fascination, enticement”), + note (as stated in the etymology)

The story

First recorded 1880, and originally mash letter, from mash, masher, likely from Romani masha (‘a fascinator, an enticer’), mashdva (‘fascination, enticement’), + note.

Every English word from Romani masha

Today it means

noun A love letter

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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