Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

juk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: juk
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of congee.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For quotations using this term, see Citations:juk."

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 粥 (zuk1) or Korean 죽 (juk). Doublet of zhou and jook.

Origin

Source language: Korean

Word Breakdown

Root: 죽

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

congee

Questions

What does juk mean?: Synonym of congee.
Where does juk come from?: It is traced to Korean.

How to pronounce juk

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