Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mezzaluna

/ˌmɛtsəˈluːnə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: mez-za-lu-na
IPA: /ˌmɛtsəˈluːnə/

29

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A crescent-shaped steel blade attached to a wooden handle, used to chop food.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian mezzaluna (literally “half-moon”).

Inflected Forms

mezzalunas (plural)

Rhymes With

tuna luna una laguna buena fortuna altoona osuna kuna oona kahuna ozuna

Questions

How do you pronounce mezzaluna?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɛtsəˈluːnə/.
What does mezzaluna mean?: A crescent-shaped steel blade attached to a wooden handle, used to chop food.
Where does mezzaluna come from?: Unadapted borrowing from Italian mezzaluna (literally “half-moon”).

How to pronounce mezzaluna

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