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nigella

/naɪˈd͡ʒɛlə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables
nigel-la
IPA
/naɪˈd͡ʒɛlə/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant of the genus Nigella of about twelve species of annual flowering plants, the blooms of which are generally blue in colour but also found in shades of pink, white and pale purple.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The seeds of the plant Nigella sativa, used as a culinary spice.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A female given name from English.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Nigella, from Late Latin nigella. Doublet of nielle.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

nigellas (plural)

Derived Forms

nigelline nigellone

Synonyms

love-in-a-mist black onion seed onion seed kalonji

Rhymes With

venezuela umbrella vanilla bella stella ella fella cinderella hella coachella mozzarella salmonella

Questions

How do you pronounce nigella?
The recorded pronunciation is /naɪˈd͡ʒɛlə/.
What does nigella mean?
Any plant of the genus Nigella of about twelve species of annual flowering plants, the blooms of which are generally blue in colour but also found in shades of pink, white and pale purple.
Where does nigella come from?
Borrowed from translingual Nigella, from Late Latin nigella. Doublet of nielle.

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