Covent Garden

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌkɒvənt ˈɡɑːdn/, /ˌkʌvənt ˈɡɑːdən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌkʌvənt ˈɡɑɹdən/
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Proper noun

Covent Garden

  1. A district in central London (OS grid ref TQ3081).
  2. The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Derived terms

Noun

Covent Garden (plural Covent Gardens)

  1. (Cockney rhyming slang, archaic) A farthing.

Usage notes

The rhyme comes from a contemporary colloquial pronunciation of farthing as "farden" [ˈfɑː(ɹ)dən].

References

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