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laverbread

/ˈlɑːvə(ɹ)ˌbɹɛd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables
laver-bread
IPA
/ˈlɑːvə(ɹ)ˌbɹɛd/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Welsh delicacy of boiled laver, coated with oatmeal and fried.

Uncountable

noun

Porphyra umbilicalis, a red alga, one kind of laver.

Uncountable

Etymology

From laver + bread.

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce laverbread?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɑːvə(ɹ)ˌbɹɛd/.
What does laverbread mean?
A traditional Welsh delicacy of boiled laver, coated with oatmeal and fried.
Where does laverbread come from?
From laver + bread.

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