Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

silverskin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sil-ver-skin
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A silverskin onion.

noun

A thin inner skin of a coffee bean.

noun

The tough, thin membrane of muscle, especially as found in preparing meats.

Etymology

From silver + skin.

Inflected Forms

silverskins (plural) silver skin (alternative)

Questions

What does silverskin mean?: A silverskin onion.
Where does silverskin come from?: From silver + skin.

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