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shmigel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shmigel
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Respelling of Polish Śmigiel. Also, from East Slavic forms of the same surname, e.g. Russian Шмигель (Šmigelʹ).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Śmigiel, Шмигель

Inflected Forms

Shmigels (plural) Schmiegel (alternative) Schmigiel (alternative) Smigel (alternative) Smigell (alternative) Smigiel (alternative) Szmigiel (alternative) Szmygiel (alternative)

Questions

What does shmigel mean?
A surname.
Where does shmigel come from?
It is traced to Polish.

How to pronounce shmigel

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