Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wuzu

/ˈwuːzuː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wuzu
IPA: /ˈwuːzuː/

16

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of wudu (“the minor ablution in Islam”).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"1885: So they ceased to urge her; and the trader rose from amongst them and repaired to an out house to perform Wuzu ablution, and he purposed thereafter to return and to tell them his secret and to die. — Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, vol. 1"

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (vuzu).

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce wuzu?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwuːzuː/.
What does wuzu mean?: Alternative form of wudu (“the minor ablution in Islam”).
Where does wuzu come from?: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (vuzu).

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