Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cauk

/kɔːk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cauk
IPA: /kɔːk/

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An opaque, earthy variety of barite, or heavy spar.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

British dialect cauk (“limestone”), from Northern Middle English calke, from Anglian Old English calc; doublet of calx and chalk.

Word Breakdown

Root: calke, calc

Usage

Inflected Forms

cauks (plural) cawk (alternative)

Homonyms

caulk cork cawk

Questions

How do you pronounce cauk?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɔːk/.
What does cauk mean?: An opaque, earthy variety of barite, or heavy spar.
Where does cauk come from?: British dialect cauk (“limestone”), from Northern Middle English calke, from Anglian Old English calc; doublet of calx and chalk.

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