Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

catafalco

/ˌkætəˈfælkoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: catafal-co
IPA: /ˌkætəˈfælkoʊ/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of catafalque.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) Latin fala Vulgar Latin [Term?]? Italian catafalcobor. English catafalco Borrowed from Italian catafalco.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌkætəˈfælkoʊ/
British English: /ˌkætəˈfælkəʊ/

Inflected Forms

catafalcoes (plural)

Synonyms

catafalque

Questions

How do you pronounce catafalco?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkætəˈfælkoʊ/.
What does catafalco mean?: Synonym of catafalque.
Where does catafalco come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) Latin fala Vulgar Latin [Term?]? Italian catafalcobor. English catafalco Borrowed from Italian catafalco.

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