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spoilage

/spˈɔɪlədʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables
spoilage
IPA
/spˈɔɪlədʒ/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The part of something that has spoiled.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of spoiling.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin spolium Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin spoliāre Old French espoillierbor. Middle English spoilen English spoil ▲ 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 spoilage From spoil + -age.

Usage

Inflected Forms

spoilages (plural)

Derived Forms

antispoilage nonspoilage

Synonyms

spoil spoiling

Questions

How do you pronounce spoilage?
The recorded pronunciation is /spˈɔɪlədʒ/.
What does spoilage mean?
The part of something that has spoiled.
Where does spoilage come from?
Etymology tree Latin spolium Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin spoliāre Old French espoillierbor. Middle English spoilen English spoil ▲ 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 spoilage From spoil + -age.

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