strig

English

Etymology

Origin obscure.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstɹɪɡ/

Noun

strig (plural strigs)

(botany) A pedicel or footstalk, especially of a flowering or fruit-bearing plant, such as the currant.
The tang of a sword-blade.
(Britain dialectal) The string of a button.

Anagrams

Grits, girts, grist, grits, trigs

Megleno-Romanian

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin root *strigō, from Latin strix. Compare (Daco-) Romanian striga, strig.

Verb

strig

I yell.

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