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suppli al telefono

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
sup-pli al tele-fono
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of rice croquettes filled with mozzarella and deep-fried.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian supplì al telefono (literally “suppli on the telephone”), because when pulled apart the cheese is supposed to resemble telephone wires.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

supplì al telefono (alternative)

Questions

What does suppli al telefono mean?
A type of rice croquettes filled with mozzarella and deep-fried.
Where does suppli al telefono come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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