Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tussal

/ˈtʌsəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tus-sal
IPA: /ˈtʌsəl/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to coughing.

Etymology

From Latin tussis (“cough”) + -al.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: tussis
Suffix: al

Inflected Forms

more tussal (comparative) most tussal (superlative)

Synonyms

tussic tussicular tussive

Homonyms

tussle

Rhymes With

muscle russell hustle russel bustle mussel rustle tussle justle abustle brustle

Questions

How do you pronounce tussal?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtʌsəl/.
What does tussal mean?: Relating to coughing.
Where does tussal come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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