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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dwaal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dwaal
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dreamy, dazed, absent-minded, or befuddled state

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Afrikaans dwaal (“a dreamy, dazed, absent-minded, or befuddled state”). Doublet of dwale.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

dwaals (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

dwale

Questions

What does dwaal mean?
A dreamy, dazed, absent-minded, or befuddled state
Where does dwaal come from?
It is traced to Afrikaans.

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