Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flabellum

/fləˈbɛləm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fla-bel-lum
IPA: /fləˈbɛləm/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large fan used for religious ceremonies.

noun

Any fan-shaped structure.

Etymology

From Latin flabellum (“fan”).

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

flabellums (plural) flabella (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

flabellate

Rhymes With

antebellum cerebellum vellum status quo ante bellum flagellum labellum scutellum postbellum clitellum capitellum haustellum vestibulocerebellum

Questions

How do you pronounce flabellum?: The recorded pronunciation is /fləˈbɛləm/.
What does flabellum mean?: A large fan used for religious ceremonies.
Where does flabellum come from?: From Latin flabellum (“fan”).

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