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- [wurt, wawrt]
- /wɜrt, wɔrt/
- /wɔːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wurt, wawrt]
- /wɜrt, wɔrt/
Definitions of wort word
- abbreviation WORT whort. 1
- noun wort A plant; herb; vegetable. 1
- noun wort herb 1
- noun wort infused grain used to make beer 1
- noun wort any of various unrelated plants, esp ones formerly used to cure diseases 0
- noun wort the sweet liquid obtained from the soaked mixture of warm water and ground malt, used to make a malt liquor 0
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Origin of wort
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English wyrt; cognate with German Würze spice; akin to wort2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Wort
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wort popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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