Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dulse

/dʌls/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: dulse
IPA: /dʌls/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A seaweed of a reddish-brown color (Palmaria palmata) which is sometimes eaten, as in Scotland.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Then Egil said, ‘That happens if you eat dulse, it makes you even thirstier.’"
"They worked together on their father's patch: desperately, hungrily, from dawn to nightfall; dragging up dulse from the shore to nourish the stones; [...] but nothing much grew except their own sense of separation."

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish duileasc, Scottish Gaelic duileasg; compare Welsh delysg.

Origin

Source language: Scottish Gaelic

Word Breakdown

Root: duileasg

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dʌls/
British English: /dʌls/

Usage

Uncountable

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

dulses (plural) dilisk (alternative) dillisk (alternative) dilsk (alternative) dulce (alternative)

Phrases

pepper dulse shell dulse

Synonyms

rhodymenia palmata

Homonyms

dulce

Rhymes With

pulse repulse convulse propulse depulse avulse

Questions

How do you pronounce dulse?: The recorded pronunciation is /dʌls/.
What does dulse mean?: A seaweed of a reddish-brown color (Palmaria palmata) which is sometimes eaten, as in Scotland.
Where does dulse come from?: It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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