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turbith

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tur-bith
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of purgative drug made from the root of a type of morning glory plant (Operculina turpethum); or the plant itself.

Uncountable

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Etymology

From Old French turbit or its source, Medieval Latin turbithum, from Arabic تُرْبِد (turbid).

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Inflected Forms

turpeth (alternative)

Questions

What does turbith mean?
A type of purgative drug made from the root of a type of morning glory plant (Operculina turpethum); or the plant itself.
Where does turbith come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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