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kaleworm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kale-worm
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Caterpillar.

noun

The caterpillar or larva of the cabbage butterfly.

Etymology

From Middle English cale worme (also cowle worm), from Old English cawelwyrm (“caterpillar”), equivalent to kale + worm.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

kaleworms (plural) kale-worm (alternative) kale worm (alternative)

Questions

What does kaleworm mean?
Caterpillar.
Where does kaleworm come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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