Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nopalry

/ˈnoʊpəlri/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: no-pal-ry
IPA: /ˈnoʊpəlri/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of nopalery.

Example Sentences

"This ſpecies [the wild cochineal] multiplies more readily, ſpreads further and faſter without any aſſiſtance; ſo that a nopalry is ſoon covered with them."
"The cochineal industry spread rapidly, plantations called nopalries arising in such diverse regions as Spain, India, Algeria, South Africa, Jamaica, and the Canary Islands."
"This was another experimental garden started under Dr. Berry as a ‘Nopalry’ or place for the rearing of the cochineal insect on cacti, which however, became a sort of experimental garden where exotic plants were received as they arrived in the Port of Madras and were nursed and looked after until they could be despatched to the interior stations."

Etymology

From nopal + -ry (variant of -ery), a variant of nopalery.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: nopal

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈnoʊpəlri/
British English: /ˈnəʊp(ə)lɹi/

Inflected Forms

nopalries (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce nopalry?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnoʊpəlri/.
What does nopalry mean?: Alternative spelling of nopalery.
Where does nopalry come from?: From nopal + -ry (variant of -ery), a variant of nopalery.

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