Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

affret

/əˈfɹɛt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: af-fret
IPA: /əˈfɹɛt/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"And, passing forward with furious affret, / Pierst through his bever and quite into his brow."

Etymology

From Italian affrettare.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: affrettare

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

affrets (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce affret?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈfɹɛt/.
What does affret mean?: An attack.
Where does affret come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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