skirret

skir·ret

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [skir-it]
- /ˈskɪr ɪt/
- /skˈɜːrɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skir-it]
- /ˈskɪr ɪt/

Definitions of skirret word

noun skirret a plant, Sium sisarum, of the parsley family, cultivated in Europe for its edible tuberous root. 1
noun skirret an umbelliferous Old World plant, Sium sisarum, cultivated in parts of Europe for its edible tuberous roots 0

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Origin of skirret

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; Middle English skirwhite literally, pure white (skir < Old Norse skīrr clear, pure; cognate with Old English scīr); alteration, by folk etymology, of Middle French scherwitz, unexplained variant of Old French carvi caraway

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Parts of speech for Skirret

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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skirret popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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