Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sente

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: sente
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Lesotho loti.

noun

First move, initiative.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Japanese 先手 (sente).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 先手

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

lisente (plural)

Questions

What does sente mean?: A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Lesotho loti.
Where does sente come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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