Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pullen

/ˈpʊ.lən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: pul-len
IPA: /ˈpʊ.lən/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

domestic fowl; poultry

Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

the meat from a domestic fowl

Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

the young of a bird, or, figuratively, human children

Obsolete; Uncountable

name

Example Sentences

"The palsie plagues my pulses when I prigg yoͬ: piggs or pullen your culuers take, or matchles make your Chanticleare or sullen"

Etymology

From Middle English poleyn, from Old French polain (modern French poulain), from Late Latin pullāmen; compare pullet.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: poleyn, polain, pullāmen

Usage

Inflected Forms

Pullens (plural)

Rhymes With

woollen woolen bullen fullen luellen

Questions

How do you pronounce pullen?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpʊ.lən/.
What does pullen mean?: domestic fowl; poultry
Where does pullen come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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