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bort

/bˈɔɹt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
bort
IPA
/bˈɔɹt/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The shards or fragments removed from diamonds during cutting, used for industrial purposes such as abrasives in cutting, drilling or grinding tools; a poorly crystallized diamond.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname from Yiddish.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish באָרד (bord, “beard”), nickname of a man with a remarkable beard.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

borts (plural) boart (alternative) boort (alternative)

Homonyms

boart

Rhymes With

support court short report sort port sport transport fort resort ct import

Questions

How do you pronounce bort?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɔɹt/.
What does bort mean?
The shards or fragments removed from diamonds during cutting, used for industrial purposes such as abrasives in cutting, drilling or grinding tools; a poorly crystallized diamond.
Where does bort come from?
It is traced to Yiddish.

How to pronounce bort

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