Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dishful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dish-ful
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

As much as a dish will hold.

Etymology

From Middle English dishful, dischefull, dyschefol, equivalent to dish + -ful.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: dishful
Suffix: dish

Inflected Forms

dishfuls (plural) dishesful (plural)

Synonyms

dish

Questions

What does dishful mean?: As much as a dish will hold.
Where does dishful come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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