Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

celeriac

/səˈlɛəɹiæk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: cele-ri-ac
IPA: /səˈlɛəɹiæk/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of celery, Apium graveolens, having an aromatic taproot eaten as a vegetable.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From celery + -ac.

Usage

Inflected Forms

celeriacs (plural) celeriack (alternative, obsolete)

Synonyms

celery root knob celery root celery turnip-rooted celery apium graveolens rapaceum

Questions

How do you pronounce celeriac?: The recorded pronunciation is /səˈlɛəɹiæk/.
What does celeriac mean?: A form of celery, Apium graveolens, having an aromatic taproot eaten as a vegetable.
Where does celeriac come from?: From celery + -ac.

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