Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fabella

/fəˈbɛlə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fa-bel-la
IPA: /fəˈbɛlə/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles of the femur, in some mammals.

name

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin fābella, diminutive of Latin faba (“bean”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: faba

Inflected Forms

fabellae (plural) Fabellas (plural)

Phrases

fabello-

Frequently Paired Words

fabellectomy fabello-

Questions

How do you pronounce fabella?: The recorded pronunciation is /fəˈbɛlə/.
What does fabella mean?: One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles of the femur, in some mammals.
Where does fabella come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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