Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cruella

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables
cruel-la
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cruel, despicable, or otherwise unpleasant woman.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Etymology

After the fictional character Cruella de Vil (a pun on the words cruel and devil); from cruel + -a (forming female names).

Usage

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Questions

What does cruella mean?
A cruel, despicable, or otherwise unpleasant woman.
Where does cruella come from?
After the fictional character Cruella de Vil (a pun on the words cruel and devil); from cruel + -a (forming female names).

How to pronounce cruella

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