Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alphenic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: alphenic
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

White barley sugar

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There was Patella — wise as any owl — promising to cure me with his "Alphenic" ; but him I quickly showed the door; for here (laying his hand on the book), in here, I found this learned word is Arabic for sugar-candy!"
"The white sugar, or alphenic, is its best quality."
"A popular Arab treatment for the common cold was al fanad or al panad, small sugar twists made from congealed syrup, which became known in English as alphenics or penides."

Etymology

From French alphénic, alfénic, from Spanish alfeñique, from Arabic فَانِيد (fānīd), from Persian پانید (pânid, “sugar candy”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: alphénic, alfeñique, فَانِيد, پانید

Usage

Inflected Forms

alphenics (plural)

Questions

What does alphenic mean?: White barley sugar
Where does alphenic come from?: It is traced to French.

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