Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fermented

/fɹ̩ˈmɛntʰəd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.18 in modern English

Syllables: fer-ment-ed
IPA: /fɹ̩ˈmɛntʰəd/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of ferment

adj

Produced by fermentation.

adj

Of food or drink, turned sour due to unwanted fermentation.

Example Sentences

"During the Goguryeo kingdom (37 B.C. to A.D. 668), the Maek people in the northern Korean Peninsula ate maekjeok, a dish of grilled pork marinated in doenjang, a fermented soybean paste. Years later, maekjeok evolved into neobiani, a dish of broad, thin slices of beef tenderized and grilled over flames. A feature of royal court cuisine during the Joseon dynasty (1392 to 1910), neobiani is considered a predecessor to today’s beloved bulgogi."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /fɹ̩ˈmɛntʰəd/

Inflected Forms

more fermented (comparative) most fermented (superlative)

Derived Forms

bacteriofermented nonfermented overfermented semifermented underfermented unfermented

Phrases

Chinese fermented rice Chinese fermented sweet rice Chinese sweet fermented rice fermented glutinous rice fermented rice fermented sticky rice fermented sweet rice sweet fermented rice

Synonyms

sour soured rancid bad

Rhymes With

invented contented

Questions

How do you pronounce fermented?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɹ̩ˈmɛntʰəd/.
What does fermented mean?: simple past and past participle of ferment

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