Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cowage

/ˈkaʊ.ɪd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cow-age
IPA: /ˈkaʊ.ɪd͡ʒ/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A leguminous climbing plant, Mucuna pruriens, the spiculae of which are sometimes used as a mechanical vermifuge.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi कवच (kavac).

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

couhage (alternative) cowach (alternative) cowhage (alternative) cowitch (alternative)

Synonyms

velvet bean bengal bean benghal bean florida bean mucuna pruriens utilis mucuna deeringiana mucuna aterrima stizolobium deeringiana

Questions

How do you pronounce cowage?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkaʊ.ɪd͡ʒ/.
What does cowage mean?: A leguminous climbing plant, Mucuna pruriens, the spiculae of which are sometimes used as a mechanical vermifuge.
Where does cowage come from?: Borrowed from Hindi कवच (kavac).

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