Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

samphire

/ˈsæm.faɪ.ə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: sam-phire
IPA: /ˈsæm.faɪ.ə(ɹ)/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Originally sampiere, from French Saint Pierre (Saint Peter), the patron saint of fishermen, who often harvested the plant.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈsæm.faɪ.ə(ɹ)/

Usage

Inflected Forms

samphires (plural)

Synonyms

glasswort salicornia europaea

Questions

How do you pronounce samphire?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsæm.faɪ.ə(ɹ)/.
What does samphire mean?: One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible:
Where does samphire come from?: Originally sampiere, from French Saint Pierre (Saint Peter), the patron saint of fishermen, who often harvested the plant.

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