Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cackerel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cack-er-el
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The mendole, Spicara maena; a small Mediterranean fish considered poisonous in ancient times.

Etymology

From Old French caquerel, cagarel, from the root of English cack.

Inflected Forms

cackerels (plural)

Questions

What does cackerel mean?: The mendole, Spicara maena; a small Mediterranean fish considered poisonous in ancient times.
Where does cackerel come from?: From Old French caquerel, cagarel, from the root of English cack.

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