Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

falda

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fal-da
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A white silk vestment worn by the pope, which is a long skirt, worn over the cassock, extending beneath the hem of the alb, reaching to the ground.

Etymology

From Italian falda, from Lombardic *falda, from Proto-Germanic *faldō, *falþō, related to Middle High German falde, falte (“a fold”). More at English fold.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: falda, *falda, *faldō

Inflected Forms

faldas (plural)

Questions

What does falda mean?: A white silk vestment worn by the pope, which is a long skirt, worn over the cassock, extending beneath the hem of the alb, reaching to the ground.
Where does falda come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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