morea
/mˈɔɹiə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
An eyalet in the Ottoman Empire.
Example Sentences
- "[...] and south to the towns of Pyrgos, from which a branch runs to Olympia, and Kyparissia, on the west coast of Morea."
Etymology
From Latin and Italian Morea, from Byzantine Greek Μορέας (Moréas) and Μωριάς (Mōriás), from μορέα (moréa, “mulberry”) either from its presence in the area or from a supposed resemblance of the shape of the Peloponnese to its leaves, used in sericulture.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, Morea, Μορέας