Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petrary

/ˈpɛtɹəɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pe-trary
IPA: /ˈpɛtɹəɹi/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A weapon used to hurl stones

Example Sentences

"Their boats, loaded with six months’ provisions and a petrary for shooting crucifixes, were stowed aboard."

Etymology

From Medieval Latin petraria, from Latin petra (“stone”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: -, petra

Inflected Forms

petraries (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce petrary?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛtɹəɹi/.
What does petrary mean?: A weapon used to hurl stones
Where does petrary come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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