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farcy

/ˈfɑɹ.si/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
far-cy
IPA
/ˈfɑɹ.si/
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The horse disease glanders, especially its cutaneous form.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From French farcin, from Latin farcīminum (“a disease of horses”), from farciō (“to stuff, to fill”). See farce.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfɑɹ.si/
  • British English: /ˈfɑː.si/

Usage

Inflected Forms

farcies (plural) farcin (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

farcical farcied farcinous pseudofarcy

Phrases

farcy bud

Rhymes With

darcy farsi parsi marcie arsey

Questions

How do you pronounce farcy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɑɹ.si/.
What does farcy mean?
The horse disease glanders, especially its cutaneous form.
Where does farcy come from?
It is traced to French.

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