Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moley

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables
mo-ley
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of coconut curry from Madras.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From mole + -y.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more moley (comparative) most moley (superlative) moleys (plural)

Questions

What does moley mean?
Pertaining to, full of, or characteristic of moles (burrowing insectivores).
Where does moley come from?
From mole + -y.

How to pronounce moley

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