Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sastrugus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sas-tru-gus
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of sastruga.

Etymology

Back-formation from sastrugi, by treating it as a pseudo-Classical plural, from German Sastrugi, from Russian заструги (zastrugi).

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Questions

What does sastrugus mean?
Synonym of sastruga.
Where does sastrugus come from?
It is traced to German.

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