Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perizoma

/pɛɹɪˈzəʊmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-i-zo-ma
IPA: /pɛɹɪˈzəʊmə/

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A loincloth worn by men and women in ancient Greece.

Example Sentences

"The traveller was in Erewhonian clothes to keep him inconspicuous, a conical felt hat with owl feather, yellow tabard, tasselled perizoma, belled sandals, and umbrella."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin perizoma. from Ancient Greek περίζωμα (perízōma).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: περίζωμα

Questions

How do you pronounce perizoma?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɛɹɪˈzəʊmə/.
What does perizoma mean?: A loincloth worn by men and women in ancient Greece.
Where does perizoma come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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