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squilla

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables
squil-la
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dinner bell, (historical) a shrill little bell used to signal dinner for medieval monks.

noun

A squill, a sea onion.

Obsolete

noun

A mantis shrimp (Squilla mantis) or other members of the genus Squilla.

noun

An insect resembling a mantis shrimp.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Latin squilla, from Ancient Greek σκίλλα (skílla).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: squilla, σκίλλα

Usage

Inflected Forms

squillas (plural) squillae (plural)

Synonyms

mantis prawn

Rhymes With

villa serial killer manila vanilla gorilla godzilla priscilla flotilla anguilla chinchilla scylla maxilla

Questions

What does squilla mean?
A dinner bell, (historical) a shrill little bell used to signal dinner for medieval monks.
Where does squilla come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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