Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preke

/pɹiːk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: preke
IPA: /pɹiːk/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An octopus or similar marine organism, such as a cuttlefish or squid.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Describing also what he calls the Preke or Poulps, Polypus. 'Tis, he says, a naked Fish, having eight Fingers or Arms, spread out almost like the Rays of a Star-Fish, and the Mouth in a Manner in the Middle of them."
"A climbing fish was known to the Greeks; but though mentioned by Oppian, in about twenty different parts of his "Halieuticks," and most curious qualities attributed to it, we do not correctly know this fish, the preke: "he has eight long legs or fibres, four on each side of his head, which serve him to crawl, cling to the rocks, and entangle his prey.""

Etymology

Unknown

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

prekes (plural) preak (alternative)

Synonyms

calamary

Questions

How do you pronounce preke?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹiːk/.
What does preke mean?: An octopus or similar marine organism, such as a cuttlefish or squid.
Where does preke come from?: Unknown

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