Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lauric

/ˈlɔɹɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: lau-ric
IPA: /ˈlɔɹɪk/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to, or derived from, the European bay or laurel (Laurus nobilis)

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin laurus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English lauric From Latin laurus (“laurel”) + English -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlɔɹɪk/
British English: /ˈlɒɹɪk/

Inflected Forms

more lauric (comparative) most lauric (superlative)

Derived Forms

laurate laurone lauryl

Phrases

lauric acid

Homonyms

loric

Rhymes With

historic warwick prehistoric caloric euphoric meteoric doric dysphoric toric fluoric choric amphoric

Questions

How do you pronounce lauric?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɔɹɪk/.
What does lauric mean?: Pertaining to, or derived from, the European bay or laurel (Laurus nobilis)
Where does lauric come from?: Etymology tree Latin laurus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English lauric From Latin laurus (“laurel”) + English -ic.

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