Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hot gates

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables: hot -gates
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Thermopylae.

Etymology

Calque of Ancient Greek Θερμοπύλαι (Thermopúlai, literally “hot gates”).

Synonyms

Thermopylae

Questions

What does hot gates mean?: Synonym of Thermopylae.
Where does hot gates come from?: Calque of Ancient Greek Θερμοπύλαι (Thermopúlai, literally “hot gates”).

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