Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pisciculture

/ˈpɪsɪˌkʌlt͡ʃə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
pis-ci-cul-ture
IPA
/ˈpɪsɪˌkʌlt͡ʃə(ɹ)/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The rearing or cultivation of fish.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péysks Proto-Italic *piskis Latin piscisder. English pisci- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English pisciculture From pisci- + culture.

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Questions

How do you pronounce pisciculture?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɪsɪˌkʌlt͡ʃə(ɹ)/.
What does pisciculture mean?
The rearing or cultivation of fish.
Where does pisciculture come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péysks Proto-Italic *piskis Latin piscisder. English pisci- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English pisciculture From pisci- + culture.

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