How to pronounce tasseography
American English pronunciation
tas-ee-OG-ruh-fee
- IPA
- /ˌtæsiˈɑɡɹəfi/
- Syllables
- tas · ee · OG · ruh · fee (5 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
Love words? Try a free round: no sign-up, about two minutes. Play free
What tasseography means
Telling fortunes from tea leaves left in a cup
In a sentence: At the fair, a woman in a bright scarf did tasseography, peering into each empty teacup.
Where it comes from: It mixes the French word tasse, a cup, with -graphy, a Greek word part for writing or describing.
Can you spot the real meaning? Try one
Loading a word…
Can you spot the real meaning? Play Wordfib
One free round, no sign-up. Wordfib shows a word and four meanings: one real, three fibs.