Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tomalley

/təˈmæl.i/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: to-mal-ley
IPA: /təˈmæl.i/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The hepatopancreas of a crustacean.

Etymology

Derived from Kari'na tamali /tumale (“a sauce of lobster liver”).

Word Breakdown

Root: tamali//tumale

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /təˈmæl.i/
British English: /təˈmal.iː/

Inflected Forms

tomalleys (plural) tumale (alternative)

Synonyms

mustard

Homonyms

tamale

Rhymes With

valley green valley rally ali olympic valley finale sally alley tally great rift valley mali daly

Questions

How do you pronounce tomalley?: The recorded pronunciation is /təˈmæl.i/.
What does tomalley mean?: The hepatopancreas of a crustacean.
Where does tomalley come from?: Derived from Kari'na tamali /tumale (“a sauce of lobster liver”).

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