metallik
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A unit of currency of the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th century; used in Crete during the Russian occupation.
Example Sentences
- "the metallik, a base metal 1/4 piaster"
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish متالك (metelik, metalik), from French métallique.
Word Breakdown
- Root: متالك