Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

portass

/ˈpɔː(ɹ)təs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
por-tass
IPA
/ˈpɔː(ɹ)təs/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A breviary; a prayer book.

Obsolete

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Etymology

From Middle English porthors, from Old French porte-hors (“a kind of portable prayer-book”).

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Questions

How do you pronounce portass?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɔː(ɹ)təs/.
What does portass mean?
A breviary; a prayer book.
Where does portass come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce portass

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