Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zurek

/zˈʊɹɛk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: zurek
IPA: /zˈʊɹɛk/

18

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Sour cereal soup (a type of sour rye soup, originating from Poland)

Uncountable

name

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish żurek.

Origin

Source language: Polish

Word Breakdown

Root: Żurek, Žůrek, Žúrek, -, Žurek

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

żurek (alternative) Zureks (plural)

Rhymes With

jurek yurek

Questions

How do you pronounce zurek?: The recorded pronunciation is /zˈʊɹɛk/.
What does zurek mean?: Sour cereal soup (a type of sour rye soup, originating from Poland)
Where does zurek come from?: It is traced to Polish.

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