Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pasturage

/ˈpæs.t͡ʃə.ɹɪd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
pas-turage
IPA
/ˈpæs.t͡ʃə.ɹɪd͡ʒ/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pasture; land that is used for pasture.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The grass or other vegetation eaten by livestock and found in a pasture.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The right to graze livestock on a pasture.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle French pasturage (modern French pâturage). By surface analysis, pasture + -age.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpæs.t͡ʃə.ɹɪd͡ʒ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

pasturages (plural)

Phrases

common land

Frequently Paired Words

pastoralist pasturable common land arable woodlot woodland

Synonyms

pastureland forage eatage pasture grass herbage

Questions

How do you pronounce pasturage?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpæs.t͡ʃə.ɹɪd͡ʒ/.
What does pasturage mean?
A pasture; land that is used for pasture.
Where does pasturage come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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