Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crotone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: cro-tone
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city and comune, the capital of the province of Crotone, Calabria, Italy.

name

A province of Calabria, Italy.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Crotone. Doublet of Croton.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: Crotone

Synonyms

Croton

Questions

What does crotone mean?: A city and comune, the capital of the province of Crotone, Calabria, Italy.
Where does crotone come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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