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ghibli

/ˈɡɪbli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables
ghi-b-li
IPA
/ˈɡɪbli/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

sirocco

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Italian ghibli, from the Libyan Arabic form of Standard Arabic قِبْلِيّ (qibliyy, “coming from the qibla”), pronounced with an initial [ɡ] in Libyan Arabic. Distant doublet of cabal.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ghibli, -, قِبْلِيّ, ق ب ل

Inflected Forms

ghiblis (plural)

Rhymes With

glibly

Questions

How do you pronounce ghibli?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɪbli/.
What does ghibli mean?
sirocco
Where does ghibli come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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