Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

applecross

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: ap-ple-cross
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A small coastal village in a remote part of Wester Ross, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NG7144).

name

A suburb of Perth in the City of Melville, Western Australia, named after the Scottish locality.

Etymology

Recorded as Aporcrosan c. 1080.

Questions

What does applecross mean?: A small coastal village in a remote part of Wester Ross, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NG7144).
Where does applecross come from?: Recorded as Aporcrosan c. 1080.

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