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kussmaul

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
kuss-maul
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A German surname.

Etymology

From German Kussmaul or Kußmaul, from Czech Kosmály or Kosmál by means of folk etymology (as if a compound of Kuss (“kiss”) and Maul (“snout”)).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Kussmaul, Kosmály

Phrases

Kussmaul breathing Kussmaul disease Kussmaul-Maier disease Kussmaul respiration Kussmaul's aphasia Kussmaul's coma Kussmaul's sign

Questions

What does kussmaul mean?
A German surname.
Where does kussmaul come from?
It is traced to German.

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