Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

balsamic

/ˌbɔːlˈsæmɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: bal-sam-ic
IPA: /ˌbɔːlˈsæmɪk/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Producing balsam.

adj

Having the health-giving properties of balsam; soothing, restorative.

adj

Having the pleasant odour of balsam; balmy, fragrant.

noun

Balsamic vinegar.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] the Souls of men also shall then catch life from the more pure and Balsamick parts of the Earth, and be cloathed again in terrestriall bodies […]"
"he stood in the road, fragrant with the odor of the azaleas in the undergrowth and the balsamic breath of the low-hanging firs, which were all fibrously a-glitter wherever the moon touched the dew in the dense midst of their shadows."
"Emilia-Romagna is home to fabled Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and aged balsamics."

Etymology

From balsam + -ic and French balsamique. Doublet of balsamico and piecewise doublet of balmy.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: balsamique
Suffix: balsam

Usage

Inflected Forms

balsamics (plural)

Derived Forms

balsamical balsamically

Phrases

balsamic moon balsamic vinaigrette balsamic vinegar

Synonyms

balsamy

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce balsamic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbɔːlˈsæmɪk/.
What does balsamic mean?: Producing balsam.
Where does balsamic come from?: It is traced to French.

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