Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tussicula

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tus-sic-u-la
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A slight cough, less powerful than a tussis.

Obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tussicula.

Usage

Derived Forms

Questions

What does tussicula mean?
A slight cough, less powerful than a tussis.
Where does tussicula come from?
Borrowed from Latin tussicula.

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