Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rigol

/ˈɹɪɡ.ɒl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: rigol
IPA: /ˈɹɪɡ.ɒl/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

noun

A diadem, crown (ornamental headband worn as a badge of royalty).

Obsolete

noun

A ridge or channel above a porthole to redirect water flow from dripping inside the vessel.

Example Sentences

"About the mourning and congealed face Of that black blood a watery rigol goes, Which seems to weep upon the tainted place:"
"[…] this is a sleep That from this golden rigol hath divorc’d So many English kings."

Etymology

From Middle English rigol, from Middle French rigole. Doublet of rail, regal, regula, and rule.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: rigol, rigole

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɹɪɡ.ɒl/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

rigols (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce rigol?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɪɡ.ɒl/.
What does rigol mean?: A circle.
Where does rigol come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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