Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

astragalos

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: as-tra-ga-los
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ancient form of die (used in games of chance) made from the knucklebone of a sheep.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀστράγαλος (astrágalos).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἀστράγαλος

Inflected Forms

astragaloi (plural)

Questions

What does astragalos mean?: An ancient form of die (used in games of chance) made from the knucklebone of a sheep.
Where does astragalos come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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