Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pruriginous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pru-rig-i-nous
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

related to, affected by, or resembling, prurigo.

Etymology

From Late Latin from Latin prurigo (“itching, itch”): compare French prurigineux.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: prurigo

Questions

What does pruriginous mean?: related to, affected by, or resembling, prurigo.
Where does pruriginous come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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