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salvia

/ˈsælvɪə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables
salvia
IPA
/ˈsælvɪə/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plant in the genus Salvia, such as sage.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A plant in the genus Salvia, such as sage.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname from Italian.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Salvia, in turn from Latin salvia (“sage”). Doublet of sage.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

salvias (plural)

Phrases

red salvia

Synonyms

sage

Questions

How do you pronounce salvia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsælvɪə/.
What does salvia mean?
A plant in the genus Salvia, such as sage.
Where does salvia come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce salvia

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