Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

houseleek

/ˈhaʊsliːk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: house-leek
IPA: /ˈhaʊsliːk/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several succulent plants, of the genus Sempervivum, having a rosette of fleshy leaves.

Example Sentences

"Equal parts of the juice of house-leek, brandy and sweet-oil in a phial, to be hung up and exposed to the sun for a month or more."

Etymology

From Middle English houslek, probably from Old English *hūslēac, from Proto-West Germanic *hūsalauk. Cognate with Dutch huislook, German Hauslauch, Danish husløg, Swedish huslök. By surface analysis, house + leek.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: houslek, *hūslēac, *hūsalauk

Inflected Forms

houseleeks (plural)

Phrases

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Synonyms

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Questions

How do you pronounce houseleek?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaʊsliːk/.
What does houseleek mean?: Any of several succulent plants, of the genus Sempervivum, having a rosette of fleshy leaves.
Where does houseleek come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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