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crotalum

/ˈkɹəʊtələm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cro-talum
IPA
/ˈkɹəʊtələm/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of clapper or castanet used in religious dances by groups in Ancient Greece (including the Korybants) and elsewhere.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin crotalum, from Ancient Greek κρόταλον (krótalon, “clapper, castanet, rattle”). Doublet of crotal.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: κρόταλον

Inflected Forms

crotalums (plural) crotala (plural)

Synonyms

crotal

Questions

How do you pronounce crotalum?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹəʊtələm/.
What does crotalum mean?
A kind of clapper or castanet used in religious dances by groups in Ancient Greece (including the Korybants) and elsewhere.
Where does crotalum come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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