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cynanche

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cy-nanche
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any disease of the tonsils, throat, or windpipe, typicalling with inflammation, swelling, and difficulty breathing and swallowing.

Obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cy̆nanchē, from Ancient Greek κῠνᾰ́γχη (kŭnắnkhē, “a dog's collar, a bad kind of sore throat”). Doublet of quinsy.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *h₂enǵʰ-, cy̆nanchē

Usage

Inflected Forms

cynanches (plural)

Questions

What does cynanche mean?
Any disease of the tonsils, throat, or windpipe, typicalling with inflammation, swelling, and difficulty breathing and swallowing.
Where does cynanche come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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