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balaklava

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables
bal-akla-va
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A placename

name

A placename

name

A placename

name

Ellipsis of Battle of Balaclava: A battle during the Crimean War.

noun

Alternative spelling of balaclava

Etymology

From Russian Балакла́ва (Balakláva), from Ottoman Turkish بالقلاوه (balıklava), from بالقلاغه (balıklaga, “fishing ground”)

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Балакла́ва, بالقلاوه

Inflected Forms

Balaclava (alternative) balaklavas (plural)

Derived Forms

Balaclava

Phrases

Balaclava Bay Balaklava Bay Battle of Balaclava Battle of Balaklava

Questions

What does balaklava mean?
A placename
Where does balaklava come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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