Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fig-sew

/ˈfɪɡˌsjuː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables: fig-sew
IPA: /ˈfɪɡˌsjuː/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ale boiled with wheaten bread and figs, a common Good Friday dish.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From fig + sew (“broth, gravy, juice”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

fig-sews (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce fig-sew?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɪɡˌsjuː/.
What does fig-sew mean?: Ale boiled with wheaten bread and figs, a common Good Friday dish.
Where does fig-sew come from?: From fig + sew (“broth, gravy, juice”).

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