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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wootz

/wuːts/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
wootz
IPA
/wuːts/
17
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of steel from India, much admired for making sword blades.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

According to the American Heritage Dictionary, probably from a misreading of wook, an English transcription of (the root of) Kannada ಉಕ್ಕು (ukku),ಉರ್ಕು (urku, “steel”), Telugu ఉక్కు (ukku, “steel”); akin to Tamil உருகு (uruku, “to melt”) and உருக்கு (urukku, “melted thing, steel”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ಉಕ್ಕು, ఉక్కు

Usage

Inflected Forms

wootzes (plural)

Rhymes With

roots boots suits fruits shoots disputes flutes kibbutz toots brutes coutts cahoots

Questions

How do you pronounce wootz?
The recorded pronunciation is /wuːts/.
What does wootz mean?
A type of steel from India, much admired for making sword blades.
Where does wootz come from?
According to the American Heritage Dictionary, probably from a misreading of wook, an English transcription of (the root of) Kannada ಉಕ್ಕು (ukku),ಉರ್ಕು (urku, “steel”), Telugu ఉక్కు (ukku, “steel”); akin to Tamil உருகு (uruku, “to melt”) and உருக்கு (urukku, “melted thing, steel”).

How to pronounce wootz

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