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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

krill

/kɹɪl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
krill
IPA
/kɹɪl/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several small marine crustacean species of plankton in the order Euphausiacea in the class Malacostraca.

noun

Crack cocaine.

Slang

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Norwegian krill (“fry of fish”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

krills (plural)

Phrases

Antarctic krill northern krill

Rhymes With

will still until bill kill hill till ill fill brazil skill mill

Questions

How do you pronounce krill?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹɪl/.
What does krill mean?
Any of several small marine crustacean species of plankton in the order Euphausiacea in the class Malacostraca.
Where does krill come from?
It is traced to Norwegian.

How to pronounce krill

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