Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pharsalus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: pharsalus
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient city in Phthiotis in the modern Fthiotida prefecture, Greece

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Pharsālus, from Ancient Greek Φάρσαλος (Phársalos).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Φάρσαλος

Questions

What does pharsalus mean?: An ancient city in Phthiotis in the modern Fthiotida prefecture, Greece
Where does pharsalus come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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