Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

duello

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: du-el-lo
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Come ſir Andrew, there's no remedie, the Gentleman will for his honors ſake haue one bowt with you: he cannot by the Duello avoide it: but hee has promiſed me, as he is a Gentleman and a Soldiour, he will not hurt you."
"the duello or monomachia"
"The native State of Patrick Henry Hanway was a moss-grown member of the republic and had been one of the original thirteen. It possessed with other impedimenta a moss-grown aristocracy that borrowed money, devoured canvasbacks, drank burgundy, wore spotless tow in summer, clung to the duello, and talked of days of greatness which had been before the war."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian duello. Doublet of duel.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: duello

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

duellos (plural) duelloes (plural) duelli (plural)

Phrases

code duello

Frequently Paired Words

code duello

Questions

What does duello mean?: A duel.
Where does duello come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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