Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petticoat tail

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
pet-ti-coat -tail
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piece of shortbread in the shape of a sector of a circle.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does petticoat tail mean?
A piece of shortbread in the shape of a sector of a circle.

How to pronounce petticoat tail

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