Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malines

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: ma-lines
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Mechelen (city in Belgium)

noun

Mechelen (kind of lace)

Uncountable

Etymology

Via French from Dutch/West Flemish Mechelen.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Mechelen

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

Mechelen

Questions

What does malines mean?: Synonym of Mechelen (city in Belgium)
Where does malines come from?: It is traced to French.

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