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realgar

/ɹiˈæl.ɡɑɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
re-al-gar
IPA
/ɹiˈæl.ɡɑɹ/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mineral, arsenic sulfide (AsS), often associated with orpiment and stibnite in lead, silver and gold ores.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English realgar, from Medieval Latin realgar, resalgar, from Arabic رَهْج اَلْغَار (rahj al-ḡār, literally “cave dust”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: realgar, رَهْج اَلْغَار, غ و ر

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɹiˈæl.ɡɑɹ/
  • British English: /ɹiˈæl.ɡɑː/

Usage

Inflected Forms

realgars (plural) rosaker (alternative) resalgar (alternative) resegall (alternative) resegallum (alternative)

Derived Forms

pararealgar

Phrases

realgar orange realgar wine realgar yellow

Frequently Paired Words

orpiment cinnabar

Synonyms

red orpiment

Questions

How do you pronounce realgar?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiˈæl.ɡɑɹ/.
What does realgar mean?
A mineral, arsenic sulfide (AsS), often associated with orpiment and stibnite in lead, silver and gold ores.
Where does realgar come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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