Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gypse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gypse
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of gypsum.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The soil of Cyprus is for the most part rocky; there are in it many entire hills of talc or gypse […]"

Etymology

Borrowed from French gypse.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: gypse

Usage

Obsolete

Questions

What does gypse mean?: Obsolete form of gypsum.
Where does gypse come from?: It is traced to French.

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