Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alfilaria

/ˌæl.fəˈlɛɹi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al-fi-lar-ia
IPA: /ˌæl.fəˈlɛɹi.ə/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

common storksbill (Erodium cicutarium), a flowering plant of the family Geraniaceae.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Spanish alfilerillo, from alfiler (“pin”). The ending was assimilated to the familiar botanical suffix -aria.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: alfilerillo

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌæl.fəˈlɛɹi.ə/
British English: /ˌæl.fɪˈlɛəɹi.ə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

alfilarias (plural) alfileria (alternative) alfilerilla (alternative) alfilerillo (alternative)

Synonyms

redstem filaree redstem storksbill alfileria filaree filaria clocks pin grass pin clover erodium cicutarium

Rhymes With

area bulgaria malaria bavaria samaria aquaria urticaria varia carpentaria militaria rosaria araucaria

Questions

How do you pronounce alfilaria?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæl.fəˈlɛɹi.ə/.
What does alfilaria mean?: common storksbill (Erodium cicutarium), a flowering plant of the family Geraniaceae.
Where does alfilaria come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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