About "rennet"
How to Split "rennet" into Syllables
The word rennet is divided into 2 syllables: ren·net. Understanding this syllable division is essential for correct pronunciation and spelling.
📝 Syllable Breakdown
- ren — 1st syllable
- net — 2nd syllable
🔊 Pronunciation Guide
The phonetic transcription of rennet:
- IPA: /ˈɹɛnɪt/
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📖 Definitions
- rennet (countable and uncountable, plural rennets)
- An enzyme used as the first step in making cheese, to curdle the milk and coagulate the casein in it, derived by soaking the fourth stomach of a milk-fed calf in brine.
📚 Word Origin & History
From Middle English rennet, from Old English *rynnet, *ġerynnet, from Proto-West Germanic *garunniþu (“coagulation, curdling, rennet”), cognate with Old Saxon girunnida (“a running together, coagulation”), Old High German girunnida (“rennet, coagulation”), Middle High German gerinnede (“that which is curdled”). Compare also Middle English renelesse, renels, renlys, rendlys (“rennet”), Middle Dutch rinsel, runsel (“rennet”), German Rennsel; further to Middle English iren...
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📊 Similar Words Comparison
Compare rennet with related words to understand syllable patterns:
| Word | Syllables | Division |
|---|---|---|
| rennet | 2 | ren·net |
| runt | 1 | runt |
| reorient | 2 | reo-rient |
| rant | 1 | rant |
| runty | 2 | run-ty |
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