sastruga

sas·tru·ga

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sas-truh-guh, sah-struh-, sa-stroo-, sah-]
- /ˈsæs trə gə, ˈsɑ strə-, sæˈstru-, sɑ-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sas-truh-guh, sah-struh-, sa-stroo-, sah-]
- /ˈsæs trə gə, ˈsɑ strə-, sæˈstru-, sɑ-/

Definitions of sastruga word

noun plural sastruga Usually, sastrugi. ridges of snow formed on a snowfield by the action of the wind. 1
noun sastruga one of a series of ridges on snow-covered plains, caused by the action of wind laden with ice particles 0

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Origin of sastruga

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

1830-40; < German < dialectal Russian zastrúga, noun derivative of zastrugátʾ, zastrogátʾ to plane, shave down (wood), equivalent to za- perfective v. prefix + strugátʾ, strogátʾ to plane, smooth (wood)

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Parts of speech for Sastruga

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sastruga popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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