Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poculum

/ˈpɒkjʊləm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pocu-lum
IPA: /ˈpɒkjʊləm/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A drinking-cup used in Ancient Rome.

Example Sentences

"They sat together over elaborate glass pocula blown in Cologne; the wine too was Rhenish."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin poculum. Doublet of bucchero.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *peh₃-, poculum

Inflected Forms

pocula (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

poculation poculent poculiform

Questions

How do you pronounce poculum?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɒkjʊləm/.
What does poculum mean?: A drinking-cup used in Ancient Rome.
Where does poculum come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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