Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jettatura

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jet-tatu-ra
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic

Example Sentences

"The golden bulla (as also those of brass) was hollow, and contained, it is supposed, remedies against the jettatura."

Etymology

From Italian jettatura.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: jettatura

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

jettaturas (plural)

Questions

What does jettatura mean?: The evil eye.
Where does jettatura come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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