Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tussiculation

/təˌsɪkjʊˈleɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tus-sic-u-la-tion
IPA
/təˌsɪkjʊˈleɪʃən/
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

hacking cough

Uncountable

Etymology

From tussicula + -ation, from tussis + -cule.

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Questions

How do you pronounce tussiculation?
The recorded pronunciation is /təˌsɪkjʊˈleɪʃən/.
What does tussiculation mean?
hacking cough
Where does tussiculation come from?
From tussicula + -ation, from tussis + -cule.

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