Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zaffre

/ˈzæfə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zaf-fre
IPA: /ˈzæfə(ɹ)/

21

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Cobalt oxide obtained by roasting cobalt ore, used as a blue pigment.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A cobalt blue colour, like that of the pigment.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"If Zaffre or Regulus of Cobalt be dissolved in the same manner in spirit of nitre, or aqua fortis, a reddish colour is produced on exposing the paper to heat."

Etymology

From Italian zaffera, from Latin sapphirus (“sapphire”). Doublet of sapphire.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: zaffera, sapphirus

Usage

Inflected Forms

zaffres (plural) zaffer (alternative) zaffree (alternative) zaffar (alternative) zaffir (alternative) zaphara (alternative)

Rhymes With

gaffer kaffir kafir laugher chaffer zaffer

Questions

How do you pronounce zaffre?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzæfə(ɹ)/.
What does zaffre mean?: Cobalt oxide obtained by roasting cobalt ore, used as a blue pigment.
Where does zaffre come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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