How to pronounce turbary
American English pronunciation
TUR-buh-ree
- IPA
- /ˈtɝbəɹi/
- Syllables
- TUR · buh · ree (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What turbary means
A stretch of land where peat is cut for fuel
In a sentence: Every summer the villagers cut squares of peat from the turbary.
Where it comes from: It comes from a medieval Latin word built on turba, meaning turf.
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