Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

colli

/kˈoʊli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: col-li
IPA: /kˈoʊli/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Italian.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Colli; this surname is also widely attested in Mexico, Guatemala, Brazil and Argentina.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: Colli

Inflected Forms

Collis (plural)

Homonyms

kohli coley

Rhymes With

holy slowly wholly foley goalie lowly coli unholy kohli rowley guacamole ravioli

Questions

How do you pronounce colli?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈoʊli/.
What does colli mean?: A surname from Italian.
Where does colli come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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