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breccia

/ˈbɹɛt͡ʃ.(i.)ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
brec-cia
IPA
/ˈbɹɛt͡ʃ.(i.)ə/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rock composed of angular fragments in a matrix that may be of a similar or a different material.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian breccia, from French brèche, from Middle French breche, from Old French breche, from Vulgar Latin *breca, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *breka.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: breccia, brèche, breche, *breca, -, *breku

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈbɹɛt͡ʃ.(i.)ə/
  • British English: /ˈbɹɛt͡ʃ.(ɪ.)ə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

breccias (plural)

Derived Forms

breccial brecciate brecciation breccioid megabreccia microbreccia pseudobreccia

Phrases

tuff breccia

Questions

How do you pronounce breccia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹɛt͡ʃ.(i.)ə/.
What does breccia mean?
A rock composed of angular fragments in a matrix that may be of a similar or a different material.
Where does breccia come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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