Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nosesmart

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
noses-mart
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Watercress.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From nose + smart (verb). Calque of Latin nasturtium.

Usage

Questions

What does nosesmart mean?
Watercress.
Where does nosesmart come from?
From nose + smart (verb). Calque of Latin nasturtium.

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