Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pilo-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
pi-lo-
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

hair

Etymology

From Latin pilus (“hair”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does pilo- mean?
hair
Where does pilo- come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce pilo-

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