Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zefir

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ze-fir
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of zephyr (“confectionery”).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Zefir was my favorite childhood dessert; a sweet treat my mother bought for us on special occasions. Incorporating zefir into this towering cake just makes it that much more special!"
"[…] Russians love their sweets. It’s the only culture I have observed in which the men, on the whole, indulge in sweets – notably, honey cake, chocolate-cherry cake, mille feuille, lemon sorbet, Markiza Cake, and the ubiquitous Russian version of Pavlova cookies: zefirs."
"Angie, Sebastian’s assistant, walked across the room, stopping by every desk to offer a homemade zefir—Russian dessert resembling pink marshmallows."

Etymology

From Russian зефи́р (zefír).

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: зефи́р

Usage

Inflected Forms

zefirs (plural)

Questions

What does zefir mean?: Alternative form of zephyr (“confectionery”).
Where does zefir come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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