Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chione

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables
chione
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A daughter of Boreas, the North Wind, and Oreithyia, sister to Zetes, Calais and Cleopatra.

name

A nymph.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Χιόνη (Khiónē), derived from χιών (khiṓn, “snow”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Khione (alternative)

Questions

What does chione mean?
A daughter of Boreas, the North Wind, and Oreithyia, sister to Zetes, Calais and Cleopatra.
Where does chione come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce chione

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