Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coalsack

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
coal-sack
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sack for carrying coal.

noun

Any of the spaces in the Milky Way which are very black, owing to the nearly complete absence of stars.

name

The dark nebula near the constellation of the Southern Cross.

Etymology

From coal + sack.

Inflected Forms

coalsacks (plural) coal-sack (alternative) coal sack (alternative)

Questions

What does coalsack mean?
A sack for carrying coal.
Where does coalsack come from?
From coal + sack.

How to pronounce coalsack

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “coalsack”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “coalsack”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “coalsack” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.