Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pesthouse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pest-house
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An establishment which provides shelter or care to sufferers of pestilence or other contagious infections.

Etymology

From pest + house.

Inflected Forms

pesthouses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

pesthole asylum sanatorium

Synonyms

lazaretto lazaret lazarette lazar house

Questions

What does pesthouse mean?: An establishment which provides shelter or care to sufferers of pestilence or other contagious infections.
Where does pesthouse come from?: From pest + house.

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