Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wors

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: wors
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

Etymology

From Afrikaans wors, from Dutch worst (“sausage”). Doublet of wurst.

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: wors, worst

Usage

Inflected Forms

worses (plural)

Derived Forms

drywors

Frequently Paired Words

boerewors droewors

Questions

What does wors mean?: boerewors
Where does wors come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

How to pronounce wors

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