Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

challa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: chal-la
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of challah.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname from Telugu.

Etymology

Borrowed from Telugu చల్లా (callā). This surname is mostly found in Andhra Pradesh.

Word Breakdown

Root: చల్లా

Usage

Inflected Forms

challas (plural)

Questions

What does challa mean?: Alternative form of challah.
Where does challa come from?: Borrowed from Telugu చల్లా (callā). This surname is mostly found in Andhra Pradesh.

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