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caloyer

/kəˈlɔɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
caloy-er
IPA
/kəˈlɔɪə/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A reclusive monk of the Greek Orthodox Church.

Etymology

From French caloyer, from Italian caloiero, from Ancient Greek κᾰλόγηρος (kălógēros, “venerable”), from κᾰλός (kălós, “beautiful”) + γῆρας (gêras, “old age”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: caloyer, caloiero, κᾰλόγηρος

Inflected Forms

caloyers (plural)

Synonyms

anchoret cenobite

Questions

How do you pronounce caloyer?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈlɔɪə/.
What does caloyer mean?
A reclusive monk of the Greek Orthodox Church.
Where does caloyer come from?
It is traced to French.

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