Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beteela

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-teela
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of muslin from the East Indies, formerly used for cravats, veils, etc.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

Possibly from Portuguese beatilha.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: beatilha

Usage

Inflected Forms

beteelas (plural) betteela (alternative)

Questions

What does beteela mean?: A type of muslin from the East Indies, formerly used for cravats, veils, etc.
Where does beteela come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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