Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pellet

/ˈpɛl.ɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables
pel-let
IPA
/ˈpɛl.ɪt/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.

noun

A lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns.

noun

Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls and many other birds of prey, which serves as a waste disposal mechanism for indigestible parts of food, such as fur and bones.

noun

A roundel sable (black circular spot).

noun

One of the short conductive tubes in a Pelletron particle accelerator.

verb

To form into pellets.

verb

To strike with pellets.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English pelote, pelet, from Old French pelote (“small ball”), from Vulgar Latin *pilotta, diminutive of Latin pila (“ball”). Doublet of pelota.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɛl.ɪt/
  • British English: /ˈpɛl.ɪt/

Inflected Forms

pellets (plural) pellets (present, singular) pelleting (participle, present) pelleted (participle, past) pelleted (past)

Derived Forms

biopellet immunopellet macropellet micropellet pelletable pelletal pelleter pelletization pelletless pelletlike pellistor repellet

Phrases

ice pellet pellet drum pellet gun pellet moulding pellet stove

Synonyms

ogress pelletize shot

Rhymes With

zealot mellott helot pelot

Questions

How do you pronounce pellet?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛl.ɪt/.
What does pellet mean?
A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.
Where does pellet come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce pellet

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