Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

protobrosis

/pɹəʊtəˈbɹəʊsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-to-bro-sis
IPA
/pɹəʊtəˈbɹəʊsɪs/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The first meal after a complete fast; the meal that ends or breaks a fast.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- Ancient Greek βρῶσις (brôsis) English protobrosis From proto- + Ancient Greek βρῶσις (brôsis, “eating”).

Questions

How do you pronounce protobrosis?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəʊtəˈbɹəʊsɪs/.
What does protobrosis mean?
The first meal after a complete fast; the meal that ends or breaks a fast.
Where does protobrosis come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- Ancient Greek βρῶσις (brôsis) English protobrosis From proto- + Ancient Greek βρῶσις (brôsis, “eating”).

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