Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microwavable

/mˌaɪkɹoʊwˈeɪvəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables: mi-crowav-able
IPA: /mˌaɪkɹoʊwˈeɪvəbəl/

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Suitable for heating in a microwave oven; said of food and non-food items, especially containers.

Etymology

Etymology tree English microwave Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English microwavable From microwave + -able.

Inflected Forms

microwaveable (alternative)

Antonyms

unmicrowavable

Questions

How do you pronounce microwavable?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˌaɪkɹoʊwˈeɪvəbəl/.
What does microwavable mean?: Suitable for heating in a microwave oven; said of food and non-food items, especially containers.
Where does microwavable come from?: Etymology tree English microwave Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English microwavable From microwave + -able.

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