Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

purpura

/ˈpɜːpjʊɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: pur-pu-ra
IPA: /ˈpɜːpjʊɹə/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The appearance of red or purple discolorations on the skin that do not blanch when pressure is applied, caused by subdermal bleeding.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin purpura. Doublet of purple and purpure.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈpɜːpjʊɹə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

purpuras (plural)

Derived Forms

purpuric purpurous

Phrases

anaphylactoid purpura Henoch-Schönlein purpura purpura rheumatica Schönlein-Henoch purpura thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Synonyms

peliosis

Questions

How do you pronounce purpura?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɜːpjʊɹə/.
What does purpura mean?: The appearance of red or purple discolorations on the skin that do not blanch when pressure is applied, caused by subdermal bleeding.
Where does purpura come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin purpura. Doublet of purple and purpure.

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