Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mallin

/ˈmælɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: mallin
IPA: /ˈmælɪn/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of wetland in Patagonia.

name

Example Sentences

"It is therefore not an uncommon sight to see the bones of cattle among the verdant green grasses of the mallins."
"In the north they are called bajos and in the south mallins."
"Other ecosystems at risk due to anthropogenic activities are the flood meadows so called "mallines". The mallines are wetlands in arid and semi-arid regions."
"If climate-change predictions that involve an increase of temperature together with reductions in precipitation are borne out, the result will be a severe reduction of suitable areas for mallines in NW Patagonia."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mallín.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: mallín

Inflected Forms

mallins (plural) mallines (plural)

Homonyms

malin

Rhymes With

palin fallin malin ballin allyn kalin hallin falin fralin stalin

Questions

How do you pronounce mallin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmælɪn/.
What does mallin mean?: A type of wetland in Patagonia.
Where does mallin come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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