Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gorbals

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: gor-bals
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An inner suburb of Glasgow, south of the River Clyde in the City of Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5964).

Inflected Forms

the Gorbals (canonical)

Phrases

Gorbals kiss

Questions

What does gorbals mean?: An inner suburb of Glasgow, south of the River Clyde in the City of Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5964).

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