Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ferretto

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fer-ret-to
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

copper sulphide, used to colour glass.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Italian ferretto di Spagna, diminutive of ferro (“iron”), from Latin ferrum.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: ferretto di Spagna, ferrum

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does ferretto mean?: copper sulphide, used to colour glass.
Where does ferretto come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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