Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

angelica

/ænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: an-gel-i-ca
IPA: /ænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkə/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially garden angelica (Angelica archangelica).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A candied stem of the plant, used to decorate cookies.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A member of any species of genus Aralia.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of angélique (“a musical instrument”).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A female given name from Italian.

Example Sentences

"[…] all ye shall shortly behold how, as one shattereth a stalk of angelica, I will break and shatter the limbs of this Goldry Bluszco."
"Look to the bak'd meats, good Angelica, / Spare not for cost."
"Angelica Ferrara, lead author of the paper and postdoctoral scholar at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University, says her preliminary research suggests that some women may spend several hours a week managing the emotional and social well-being of the men in their lives."

Etymology

Church Italian Angelica, from Latin angelica or a Latinate elaboration of Angela. Name of a heroine in Ariosto's Orlando Furioso (1516).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: Angelica

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

angelicas (plural)

Derived Forms

angelicin

Phrases

angelica tree Dahurian angelica fragrant angelica garden angelica little-leaf angelica Norwegian angelica

Synonyms

archangel angélique angelique

Rhymes With

velika

Questions

How do you pronounce angelica?: The recorded pronunciation is /ænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkə/.
What does angelica mean?: A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially garden angelica (Angelica archangelica).
Where does angelica come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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