Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calicle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cal-i-cle
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any cup-shaped depression.

noun

Etymology

From Latin caliculus, diminutive of calix. By surface analysis, calic- + -le.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: caliculus

Inflected Forms

calicles (plural)

Questions

What does calicle mean?: Any cup-shaped depression.
Where does calicle come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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