Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gryllus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
gryl-lus
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From Latin gryllus (“comic figure, caricature”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

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Questions

What does gryllus mean?
Alternative form of gryllos.
Where does gryllus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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