Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

colluvium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: col-lu-vi-um
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope.

Etymology

From Latin colluvio (“jumble”)

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: colluvio

Inflected Forms

colluvia (plural) colluviums (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

colluvial alluvium scree

Questions

What does colluvium mean?: A loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope.
Where does colluvium come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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