Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

talerschwingen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: taler-schwin-gen
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A folk musical instrument from Appenzell consisting of an earthenware bowl and a coin; the coin is spun around in the bowl to produce a metallic tone.

Etymology

Borrowed from Switzerland German Talerschwingen.

Inflected Forms

talerschwingens (plural)

Synonyms

talerrollen

Questions

What does talerschwingen mean?: A folk musical instrument from Appenzell consisting of an earthenware bowl and a coin; the coin is spun around in the bowl to produce a metallic tone.
Where does talerschwingen come from?: Borrowed from Switzerland German Talerschwingen.

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