tsuris

tsur·is

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tsoo r-is, tsur-]
- /ˈtsʊər ɪs, ˈtsɜr-/
- /tsˈuːrɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tsoo r-is, tsur-]
- /ˈtsʊər ɪs, ˈtsɜr-/

Definitions of tsuris word

noun tsuris trouble; woe. 1
noun tsuris grief or strife 0
abbreviation TSURIS tsoris 0

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Origin of tsuris

First appearance:

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

1970-75; < Yiddish tsures, tsores, plural of tsure, tsore < Hebrew ṣarā, plural ṣarōth troubles

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Parts of speech for Tsuris

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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tsuris popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

tsuris usage trend in Literature

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