Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

morell

/mɒˈɹɛl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: Mo-rell
IPA: /mɒˈɹɛl/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of morel.

name

A community and rural municipality of Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

name

Example Sentences

"Morells are found in some parts of England in such abundance as to make their collection for the oilmen worth notice, and even to afford large supplies of an excellent katsup."

Etymology

* As an English surname, from the personal name Morel, a diminutive of Middle English and Old French more (“dark”), from Latin Maurus. Compare Moore. * As a French surname, Americanized from Morel. Also compare Morell. * The placename is named after Jean Francois Morel, a French settler from Saint-Malo who arrived near the current settlement around 1720.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: -, more, Maurus

Inflected Forms

morells (plural)

Rhymes With

moral oral coral floral laurel immoral quarrel choral aural amoral balmoral sorrel

Questions

How do you pronounce morell?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɒˈɹɛl/.
What does morell mean?: Alternative form of morel.
Where does morell come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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