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blackwater

black·wa·ter
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [blak-waw-ter, -wot-er]
    • /ˈblækˌwɔ tər, -ˈwɒt ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [blak-waw-ter, -wot-er]
    • /ˈblækˌwɔ tər, -ˈwɒt ər/

Definitions of blackwater word

  • noun blackwater a stream stained dark with peat 3
  • noun blackwater a disease of cows and sheep 3
  • noun blackwater the sea 3
  • noun blackwater any of several human or animal diseases characterized by the production of dark urine as a result of the rapid breakdown of red blood cells. 1
  • noun blackwater blackwater fever. 1
  • noun blackwater Waste water likely to contain significant quantities of fecal matter. 0

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Origin of blackwater

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; black + water

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Parts of speech for Blackwater

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

blackwater popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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