Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soakage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: soak-age
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of soaking.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The amount of liquid soaked in.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A source of water in Australian deserts, where water has seeped into the sand.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

food or nonalcoholic beverages consumed before or during a bout of drinking to slow down the onset of drunkenness

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It's a place that does carvery as well during the day time if you want some soakage in between your mid-day or evening pints."
"Any experienced drinker knows the importance of soakage. You never embark on a session with an empty stomach"

Etymology

Etymology tree English soak Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English soakage From soak + -age.

Usage

Inflected Forms

soakages (plural)

Synonyms

soak soaking

Questions

What does soakage mean?: The act of soaking.
Where does soakage come from?: Etymology tree English soak Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English soakage From soak + -age.

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