Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

messa

/mˈɛsə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: mes-sa
IPA: /mˈɛsə/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

contraction

Contraction of mess + of.

Colloquial

name

Etymology

Borrowed from Southern Italian and Spanish Messa.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Messa

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

Messas (plural)

Rhymes With

vanessa odessa tessa essa nessa walesa sessa teressa ressa paonessa

Questions

How do you pronounce messa?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɛsə/.
What does messa mean?: Contraction of mess + of.
Where does messa come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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