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greywacke

/ˈɡɹeɪ.wak.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
greywacke
IPA
/ˈɡɹeɪ.wak.ə/
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hard dark sandstone with poorly sorted angular grains of quartz, feldspar, and small rock fragments in a compact, clay-fine matrix.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Anglicised form of grauwacke.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈɡɹeɪ.wak.ə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

greywackes (plural) graywacke (alternative)

Derived Forms

metagreywacke metagraywacke subgreywacke

Questions

How do you pronounce greywacke?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹeɪ.wak.ə/.
What does greywacke mean?
A hard dark sandstone with poorly sorted angular grains of quartz, feldspar, and small rock fragments in a compact, clay-fine matrix.
Where does greywacke come from?
Anglicised form of grauwacke.

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