Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tsutsugamushi

/tsutsuɡæmuːʃiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tsut-sug-a-mushi
IPA: /tsutsuɡæmuːʃiː/

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of typhus caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi and transmitted by chiggers.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Japanese つつがむし (tsutsugamushi, “chigger”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: つつがむし

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

akamushi

Synonyms

Japanese flood fever Japanese river fever kedani scrub typhus

Questions

How do you pronounce tsutsugamushi?: The recorded pronunciation is /tsutsuɡæmuːʃiː/.
What does tsutsugamushi mean?: A form of typhus caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi and transmitted by chiggers.
Where does tsutsugamushi come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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