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ranula

/ˈɹæn.jəl.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ran-u-la
IPA
/ˈɹæn.jəl.ə/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tumor or swelling located in the floor of the mouth under the tongue; specifically a bluish, domed mucocele which is associated with an obstruction of the sublingual salivary gland.

Etymology

Late Middle English, coined by French physician and surgeon Guy de Chauliac: borrowed from Latin rānula (“a little frog, a tadpole; a little swelling on the tongue of cattle”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɹæn.jəl.ə/
  • British English: /ˈɹan.jʊl.ə/

Inflected Forms

ranulae (plural) ranulas (plural)

Derived Forms

ranular

Questions

How do you pronounce ranula?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹæn.jəl.ə/.
What does ranula mean?
A tumor or swelling located in the floor of the mouth under the tongue; specifically a bluish, domed mucocele which is associated with an obstruction of the sublingual salivary gland.
Where does ranula come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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