Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dalmahoy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: dalma-hoy
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

noun

A kind of bushy bob wig, worn by tradesmen etc. in the 18th century.

Etymology

The wig is said to have first been worn by a chemist of that name.

Inflected Forms

Dalmahoys (plural)

Questions

What does dalmahoy mean?: A surname.
Where does dalmahoy come from?: The wig is said to have first been worn by a chemist of that name.

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