Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gilly

/ɡˈɪli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: gilly
IPA: /ɡˈɪli/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of gillie (“a guide”).

noun

The drink torpedo juice.

Slang; Uncountable

name

A diminutive of the female given name Gillian.

name

A surname from French.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A suburban town in Charleroi municipality, Belgium.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A municipality in Vaud canton, Switzerland.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Before we knew it, we were on a Fokker, twin engine, jet aircraft out of Copenhagen bound for Stavenger, Bergen and Trondheim, Norway, where we rested up for two days before boarding a four passenger float plane in the tiny Village of Hell. The Land Rover manned by our gilly (guide) waited where the A-Elv River joined the sea at the head of the fjord."

Etymology

Borrowed from French Gilly.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Gilly

Usage

Inflected Forms

gillies (plural) Gillys (plural)

Homonyms

gilley

Rhymes With

really silly billy chile lily willie chili philly willy lilly chilly billie

Questions

How do you pronounce gilly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈɪli/.
What does gilly mean?: Alternative spelling of gillie (“a guide”).
Where does gilly come from?: It is traced to French.

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