Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chiretta

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chiret-ta
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of felwort, Swertia chirata (syn. Agathotes chirayta), found in northern India, esteemed as a tonic and febrifuge.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The leaves of this plant, used to make a tonic.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi चिरैता (ciraitā), from Sanskrit किराततिक्त (kirātatikta).

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: चिरैता, किराततिक्त

Usage

Inflected Forms

chirettas (plural) cheretta (alternative) chirata (alternative) chirayata (alternative)

Derived Forms

chiratin

Phrases

green chiretta Swertia chirayita Swertia chirayta

Frequently Paired Words

Swertia chirayita Swertia chirayta

Questions

What does chiretta mean?: A kind of felwort, Swertia chirata (syn. Agathotes chirayta), found in northern India, esteemed as a tonic and febrifuge.
Where does chiretta come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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