Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cal king

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables: cal k-ing
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A California king (a large bed measuring 72 × 84 inches).

Informal

noun

The California kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula californiae, a nonvenomous colubrid snake endemic to the western United States and northern Mexico).

Informal

Example Sentences

"Only when she was wearing her nightgown and ensconced in the Cal King bed with a lot of pillows did she call Richie. He didn't answer, which was odd."
"Adult Cal kings average about 4 feet (1.2 m) in length, so an enclosure similar in size to a 20-gallon (76-L) aquarium is fine for them."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

Cal kings (plural)

Questions

What does cal king mean?: A California king (a large bed measuring 72 × 84 inches).

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