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turpeth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
turpeth
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Operculina turpethum (obs. syn. Convolvulus turpethum, Ipomea turpethum, Merremia turpethum), a plant in the morning glory family.

Uncountable

noun

A heavy yellow powder with chemical formula Hg₃O₂SO₄.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From Medieval Latin turpethum, from Arabic تُرْبِد (turbid), from Persian تربد (torbed), from Sanskrit त्रिपुटा (tripuṭā), त्रिपुट (tripuṭa), literally “triplicated”, names of several plants.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: turpethum, تُرْبِد, تربد, त्रिपुटा

Usage

Questions

What does turpeth mean?
Operculina turpethum (obs. syn. Convolvulus turpethum, Ipomea turpethum, Merremia turpethum), a plant in the morning glory family.
Where does turpeth come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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