Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

descabello

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: desca-bel-lo
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small sword used by a bullfighter for the final kill in case of a lengthy attempt.

Etymology

From Spanish descabello.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: descabello

Inflected Forms

descabellos (plural)

Questions

What does descabello mean?: A small sword used by a bullfighter for the final kill in case of a lengthy attempt.
Where does descabello come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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