Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calcavella

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cal-cavel-la
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sweet wine from Portugal.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I was better in the evening when the company was gone, and liked some calcavella which we had after supper."

Etymology

So called from the district of Carcavelhos.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Calcavellas (plural) Calcavellos (alternative) Carcavellos (alternative) Carcavelhos (alternative)

Questions

What does calcavella mean?: A sweet wine from Portugal.
Where does calcavella come from?: So called from the district of Carcavelhos.

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