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cercal

/ˈsɜɹkəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cer-cal
IPA
/ˈsɜɹkəl/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the tail.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κέρκος (kérkos, “tail”) + -al. Compare cercus, from the same source but with a divergent meaning.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsɜɹkəl/
  • British English: /ˈsɜːkəl/

Derived Forms

diphycercal gephyrocercal heterocercal homocercal hypocercal protocercal

Synonyms

caudal

Homonyms

circle (except Scotland) circle

Rhymes With

circle merkel encircle furcal lupercal hurkle circumcircle squircle novercal opercle

Questions

How do you pronounce cercal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɜɹkəl/.
What does cercal mean?
Of or pertaining to the tail.
Where does cercal come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce cercal

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