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malleolus

/məˈliː.əl.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
malle-o-lus
IPA
/məˈliː.əl.əs/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The bony prominence with a shape likened to a hammerhead, especially each of those at the distal end of the fibula or tibia, on either side of the ankle joint.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin malleolus (“a small hammer or mallet”); itself from malleus (“a hammer, mallet”) + -olus (“diminutive suffix”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /məˈliː.əl.əs/
  • British English: /maˈliː.əl.əs/

Inflected Forms

malleoli (plural) malleoluses (plural)

Derived Forms

malleolar

Rhymes With

nucleolus alveolus

Questions

How do you pronounce malleolus?
The recorded pronunciation is /məˈliː.əl.əs/.
What does malleolus mean?
The bony prominence with a shape likened to a hammerhead, especially each of those at the distal end of the fibula or tibia, on either side of the ankle joint.
Where does malleolus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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