Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

curtal-axe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: cur-tal-axe
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short, broad sword.

Obsolete

Etymology

Corruption of the earlier forms coutelas and curtelas. See cutlass.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

curtal-axes (plural) curtal-ax (alternative) curt-axe (alternative) curtaxe (alternative)

Questions

What does curtal-axe mean?: A short, broad sword.
Where does curtal-axe come from?: Corruption of the earlier forms coutelas and curtelas. See cutlass.

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