Word: Cablegate
Part of speech: Proper noun
Syllables: ca
ble
gate
Definition: Proper noun~ The leak of a large number of US embassy and consulate documents to the public on November 28 2010 by the website WikiLeaks, and the scandal surrounding the diplomatic spying revealed in these documents.
Morphemes:
Affix: cable
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: capiō
Language: la
Decoded: capio
Meaning: to take, seize
Affix: -gate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Combined with keywords to form the names of scandals.