Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mincer

/ˈmɪnsɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: min-cer
IPA: /ˈmɪnsɚ/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kitchen utensil used for mincing meat, etc.

noun

Someone who minces.

noun

A homosexual male.

British usage; Derogatory; Slang

name

Etymology

Etymology tree English mince Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English mincer From mince + -er.

Origin

Source language: Polish

Word Breakdown

Root: Mincer, -, mincen

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɪnsɚ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

mincers (plural)

Phrases

word-mincer

Synonyms

mincing machine

Rhymes With

kinser zinser kincer

Questions

How do you pronounce mincer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪnsɚ/.
What does mincer mean?: A kitchen utensil used for mincing meat, etc.
Where does mincer come from?: It is traced to Polish.

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