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valsalva

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
val-sal-va
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Italian.

noun

Ellipsis of Valsalva device.

noun

Ellipsis of Valsalva maneuver.

Etymology

From Italian Valsalva.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Valsalvas (plural)

Derived Forms

Valsalvian

Phrases

Valsalva device Valsalva maneuver Valsalvian experiment

Frequently Paired Words

Valsalvian Valsalvian experiment

Questions

What does valsalva mean?
A surname from Italian.
Where does valsalva come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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