Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guze

/ɡjuːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: guze
IPA: /ɡjuːz/

14

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A roundlet of the sanguine tincture, which is blazoned without mention of the tincture.

Etymology

Uncertain. Attested since at least 1562. According to "A Glossary of Terms used in Heraldry" by James Parker (published in 1894) it comes from Turkish göz, meaning “eye”.

Origin

Source language: Turkish

Word Breakdown

Root: göz

Inflected Forms

guzes (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce guze?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡjuːz/.
What does guze mean?: A roundlet of the sanguine tincture, which is blazoned without mention of the tincture.
Where does guze come from?: It is traced to Turkish.

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