Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pili torti

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: pil-i -tor-ti
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A condition of the skin appendage, characterized by short and brittle hairs that appear flattened and twisted when viewed through a microscope.

Uncountable

Etymology

Plural form of Latin pilus (“hair”) + tortus (“twisted”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: pilus

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does pili torti mean?: A condition of the skin appendage, characterized by short and brittle hairs that appear flattened and twisted when viewed through a microscope.
Where does pili torti come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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