Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carinal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cari-nal
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to a carina

Etymology

From carina + -al.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: carina

Derived Forms

infracarinal intercarinal subcarinal supracarinal

Rhymes With

final vinyl spinal vaginal intestinal semifinal doctrinal quarterfinal urinal cerebrospinal transvaginal mediastinal

Questions

What does carinal mean?: Relating to a carina
Where does carinal come from?: From carina + -al.

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