Speakur

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zoster

/ˈzɑ.stɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
zoster
IPA
/ˈzɑ.stɚ/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ancient Greek waist-belt for men.

Countable

noun

The disease called herpes zoster (from the typically beltlike pattern of its rash); shingles.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin zōstēr (“shingles”), from Ancient Greek ζωστήρ (zōstḗr, “girdle”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ζωστήρ

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈzɑ.stɚ/
  • British English: /ˈzɒs.tə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

zosters (plural)

Derived Forms

zosteriform zosteroid

Phrases

herpes zoster varicella zoster virus zoster sine herpete chicken pox

Frequently Paired Words

chicken pox

Synonyms

herpes zoster shingles

Rhymes With

foster roster gloucester oster koster gloster doster boster

Questions

How do you pronounce zoster?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzɑ.stɚ/.
What does zoster mean?
An ancient Greek waist-belt for men.
Where does zoster come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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