Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

podzol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
pod-zol
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The typical soil of coniferous or boreal forests.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian подзо́л (podzól), consisting of под (pod) "under" and зола́ (zolá) "ash".

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: подзо́л

Inflected Forms

podzols (plural)

Derived Forms

podzolic podzolisation

Frequently Paired Words

podzolize podzolization

Synonyms

podzol soil podsol podsol soil podsolic soil

Questions

What does podzol mean?
The typical soil of coniferous or boreal forests.
Where does podzol come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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