Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skoal

/skˈoʊl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: skoal
IPA: /skˈoʊl/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

A toast when drinking, roughly equivalent to cheers.

verb

To make such a toast.

Example Sentences

"With their aquavit the Scandinavians observe a lovely ritual called skoaling, or "toasting." Skoaling is more formal, however, than toasting is in our country. At a dinner party the host always skoals first."

Etymology

From Danish/Norwegian/Swedish skål, which is used when making a toast and also means "bowl".

Origin

Source language: Danish

Word Breakdown

Root: -, skål

Inflected Forms

skoals (present, singular) skoaling (participle, present) skoaled (participle, past) skoaled (past)

Frequently Paired Words

skoaling

Rhymes With

whole control role goal self-control soul roll hole bowl rock-and-roll coal poll

Questions

How do you pronounce skoal?: The recorded pronunciation is /skˈoʊl/.
What does skoal mean?: A toast when drinking, roughly equivalent to cheers.
Where does skoal come from?: It is traced to Danish.

How to pronounce skoal

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