aquaculture
/ˈækwəˌkʌlt͡ʃɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.05 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The indigenous species used in aquaculture are: B. gonionotus, Jullien carp (Probarbus jullieni), Jullien's mud carp (Cirrhinus jullieni), soldier-river barb (Cyclocheilichthys enoplos), Leptobarbus hoevenii, Catlocarpio siamensis and Osteochilus hasseltii."
- "Finally, sturgeon aquaculture would create a sustainable industry […]"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Italic *akʷā Latin aquabor. Middle English aqua English aqua- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English aquaculture From aqua- + culture.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈækwəˌkʌlt͡ʃɚ/
- British English: /ˈækwəˌkʌlt͡ʃə/