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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sparge

/spɑɹd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
sparge
IPA
/spɑɹd͡ʒ/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To sprinkle or spray.

verb

To introduce bubbles into (a liquid).

Transitive verb

noun

Synonym of lautering.

adj

That sparges.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French espargier, from Latin spargō (whence English sparse), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pregʰ- (“to scatter, to jerk”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: espargier, spargō, *(s)pregʰ-

Usage

Inflected Forms

sparges (present, singular) sparging (participle, present) sparged (participle, past) sparged (past) sparges (plural)

Derived Forms

sparger

Synonyms

lautering sprinkle sprinkling besprinkle

Questions

How do you pronounce sparge?
The recorded pronunciation is /spɑɹd͡ʒ/.
What does sparge mean?
To sprinkle or spray.
Where does sparge come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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