How do you pronounce cress?

The recorded pronunciation is /kɹɛs/.

Where does cress come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

cress

/kɹɛs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: cress
IPA: /kɹɛs/

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Meaning

noun

A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Archaic form of kris.

Archaic

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

"Marcus Empiricus, a Roma physician, prescribed three scruples of cress, three of red onion, three of pine seed, three of Indian nard, for impotence."
"Back in 2011, a 9-year-old named Milo Cress found it odd that the restaurants he would go to with his mom in Burlington, Vermont, would automatically serve drinks with a straw, whether or not their customer wanted one."

Etymology

From Middle English cresse, crasse, from Old English cressa, cærse (“cress”), from Proto-West Germanic *krassjō, from Proto-Germanic *krasjô (“cress”). Cognate with West Frisian kers (“cress”), Dutch kers (“cress”), German Kresse (“cress”), Danish karse (“cress”), Swedish krasse (“cress”), Icelandic krassi (“cress”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: cresse, cressa, *krassjō, *krasjô

Usage

Inflected Forms

cresses (plural)

Derived Forms

bittercress cresslike cressweed cresswort cressy paracress pennycress peppercress rockcress Boechera rocketcress watercress

Phrases

alpine rock cress Austrian cress bastard cress Belle Isle cress bitter-cress bog cress blister cress bulbous cress

Synonyms

cress plant

Rhymes With

yes less guess press success unless vs dress stress express mess des