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delacy

/dəlˈɔsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
dela-cy
IPA
/dəlˈɔsi/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Norman.

Etymology

Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Lassy, Calvados, in Normandy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

DeLacys (plural) de Lacy (alternative)

Rhymes With

aussie glossy rossi bossy saucy mossy fauci flossie bossie dawsey

Questions

How do you pronounce delacy?
The recorded pronunciation is /dəlˈɔsi/.
What does delacy mean?
A surname from Norman.
Where does delacy come from?
Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Lassy, Calvados, in Normandy.

How to pronounce delacy

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