Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kandys

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kandys
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of three-quarter-length Persian coat, originally a leather cloak with sleeves worn by men, but later a garment worn by Athenian women.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κάνδυς (kándus).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: κάνδυς

Inflected Forms

kandyes (plural)

Questions

What does kandys mean?: A kind of three-quarter-length Persian coat, originally a leather cloak with sleeves worn by men, but later a garment worn by Athenian women.
Where does kandys come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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