mulligatawny
/mʌlɪɡəˈtɔːni/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "At the top was a cod's shoulders and head, whose intellectual faculties were rather over much developed; and at the bottom was soup called mulligatawny—some indefinite mixture of curry-powder and ducks' feet, the first spoonful of which called from its master a look of thunder and lightning up the table."
- "Eldridge closed the despatch-case with a snap and, rising briskly, walked down the corridor to his solitary table in the dining-car. Mulligatawny soup, poached turbot, roast leg of lamb—the usual railway dinner."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: மிளகுத்தண்ணீர்