Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

picra

/ˈpaɪkɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pi-cra
IPA: /ˈpaɪkɹə/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The powder of aloes with canella, formerly officinal, employed as a cathartic.

Dated; Uncountable

Etymology

From Medieval Latin picra, from Ancient Greek πίκρα (píkra, “a kind of antidote”), from πικρός (pikrós, “sharp, bitter”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: picra, πίκρα

Usage

Phrases

hiera picra

Frequently Paired Words

hiera picra

Questions

How do you pronounce picra?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpaɪkɹə/.
What does picra mean?: The powder of aloes with canella, formerly officinal, employed as a cathartic.
Where does picra come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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