Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paparella

/pɑpɑɹˈɛlə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pa-par-el-la
IPA: /pɑpɑɹˈɛlə/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Italian.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Paparella and/or from the Italianization of Sicilian Papareḍḍa (“little duck”).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: Paparella, Papareḍḍa

Inflected Forms

Paparellas (plural)

Rhymes With

umbrella bella stella ella fella isabella cinderella della mandela mozzarella salmonella novella

Questions

How do you pronounce paparella?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɑpɑɹˈɛlə/.
What does paparella mean?: A surname from Italian.
Where does paparella come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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