Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xanthochroic

/zænθəˈkɹəʊɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: xan-thochroic
IPA: /zænθəˈkɹəʊɪk/

29

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

pertaining to people or races with light hair and pale complexions

Etymology

From New Latin Xanthochroi (from ξανθός (xanthós, “fair", "yellow", "golden", "blond”) and χρώς (khrṓs, “skin”)). By surface analysis, xantho- + -chroic.

Inflected Forms

more xanthochroic (comparative) most xanthochroic (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce xanthochroic?: The recorded pronunciation is /zænθəˈkɹəʊɪk/.
What does xanthochroic mean?: pertaining to people or races with light hair and pale complexions
Where does xanthochroic come from?: From New Latin Xanthochroi (from ξανθός (xanthós, “fair", "yellow", "golden", "blond”) and χρώς (khrṓs, “skin”)). By surface analysis, xantho- + -chroic.

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