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pulvillio

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pul-vil-lio
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of perfumed cosmetic powder, applied to the skin, hair or wig.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Spanish polvillo, diminutive of polvo (“dust, powder”). Compare later pulvil.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

pulvillios (plural) pulvil (alternative) pulvilio (alternative) pulville (alternative)

Questions

What does pulvillio mean?
A kind of perfumed cosmetic powder, applied to the skin, hair or wig.
Where does pulvillio come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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