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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malloch

/mˈælək/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
mal-loch
IPA
/mˈælək/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Iain Mhalaich (“son of Ian of the bushy eyebrows”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Mallochs (plural)

Homonyms

malak

Rhymes With

malak hallock salak paluch blalack

Questions

How do you pronounce malloch?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈælək/.
What does malloch mean?
A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Where does malloch come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

How to pronounce malloch

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/mˈælək/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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