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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trub

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
trub
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The layer of sediment that appears at the bottom of the fermenter after yeast has completed the bulk of the fermentation.

Uncountable

noun

A truffle

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from German trüb (“not clear, turbid”). Related to droff (“turbid, sorrowful, sad”)), Dutch droef (“sad, miserable”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

trubs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

droff

Questions

What does trub mean?
The layer of sediment that appears at the bottom of the fermenter after yeast has completed the bulk of the fermentation.
Where does trub come from?
It is traced to German.

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