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petrarch

/ˈpɛtɹɑɹk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables
Pe-trarch
IPA
/ˈpɛtɹɑɹk/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Francesco Petrarca (1304–1374), Italian scholar and poet.

Etymology

From Petrarcha, Latinized version of Italian Petrarca.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɛtɹɑɹk/
  • British English: /ˈpɛtɹɑːk/

Derived Forms

Petrarchal Petrarchan Petrarchesque Petrarchian Petrarchise Petrarchism Petrarchist Petrarchistic Petrarchistical Petrarchize

Questions

How do you pronounce petrarch?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛtɹɑɹk/.
What does petrarch mean?
Francesco Petrarca (1304–1374), Italian scholar and poet.
Where does petrarch come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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