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dalí

/ˈdɑːli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables
Da-lí
IPA
/ˈdɑːli/
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Catalan.

name

Salvador Dalí (1904–1989), Spanish artist.

Etymology

From Catalan Dalí, possibly from dalí (“stick for fording”), from Arabic دَلِيل (dalīl, “sign, guide”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Dalí, دَلِيل, د ل ل

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Dali (alternative)

Derived Forms

Dalian Dalíesque

Questions

How do you pronounce dalí?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɑːli/.
What does dalí mean?
A surname from Catalan.
Where does dalí come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce dalí

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