Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ustulate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
us-tu-late
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Blackened as if burned.

verb

To burn or roast (ores).

Transitive verb

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ustulatus, past participle of ustulare (“to scorch”), urere (“to burn”).

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Questions

What does ustulate mean?
Blackened as if burned.
Where does ustulate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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