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mangalica

/mɑŋɡəˈliːtsə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
man-gal-i-ca
IPA
/mɑŋɡəˈliːtsə/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A domestic pig of a Hungarian breed developed in the mid-19th century, which grows a thick, curly coat of hair.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian mangalica (“Mangalica”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Mangalicas (plural) Mangalitsa (alternative) Mangalitza (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce mangalica?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɑŋɡəˈliːtsə/.
What does mangalica mean?
A domestic pig of a Hungarian breed developed in the mid-19th century, which grows a thick, curly coat of hair.
Where does mangalica come from?
It is traced to Hungarian.

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