Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vesica

/ˈvɛsɪkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: vesi-ca
IPA: /ˈvɛsɪkə/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bladder, especially the urinary bladder or the gall bladder.

noun

The vesica piscis or oval aureole in mediaeval painting.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin vēsīca (“bladder”).

Inflected Forms

vesicas (plural) vesicae (plural)

Derived Forms

vesical vesicle vesicula

Phrases

vesica biliaris vesica fellea vesica piscis vesica urinaria

Synonyms

bladder

Questions

How do you pronounce vesica?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɛsɪkə/.
What does vesica mean?: A bladder, especially the urinary bladder or the gall bladder.
Where does vesica come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin vēsīca (“bladder”).

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