Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acetary

/əˈsiːtəɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ac-etary
IPA: /əˈsiːtəɹi/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An acid pulp in certain fruits, such as the pear.

Example Sentences

"In a pear, there are five diſtinct Parts, the Pilling, the Parenchyma, Branchery, Calculary, and Acetary. [A]s the Acetary hath no Branches of the Lignous Body, ſo neither hath it any Knots. Hence likewiſe it is, that vve have ſo different and contrary a taſt in the Parenchyma beyond the Calculary, from that in the Acetary: […]"

Etymology

From Latin acetum (“vinegar”) + -ary, resembles Latin acetaria (“salad”).

Questions

How do you pronounce acetary?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈsiːtəɹi/.
What does acetary mean?: An acid pulp in certain fruits, such as the pear.
Where does acetary come from?: From Latin acetum (“vinegar”) + -ary, resembles Latin acetaria (“salad”).

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