Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

daktyla

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dak-ty-la
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rustic leavened bread from Greece, with a segmented shape resembling fingers. It is traditionally made from a mix of wheat flours and fine cornmeal, which gives it a light yellow colour, and is topped with sesame and nigella seeds.

Etymology

From Greek δάχτυλο (dáchtylo, “finger”). Doublet of date and dactyl.

Origin

Source language: Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: δάχτυλο

Questions

What does daktyla mean?: A rustic leavened bread from Greece, with a segmented shape resembling fingers. It is traditionally made from a mix of wheat flours and fine cornmeal, which gives it a light yellow colour, and is topped with sesame and nigella seeds.
Where does daktyla come from?: It is traced to Greek.

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