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rayadillo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rayadil-lo
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A blue-and-white striped cotton or flannel material used to make the military uniforms worn by Spanish colonial soldiers from the mid 19th century until the early 20th Century.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish rayadillo (“striped cotton cloth”, literally “finely striped”), from rayar + -ado + -illo.

Usage

Questions

What does rayadillo mean?
A blue-and-white striped cotton or flannel material used to make the military uniforms worn by Spanish colonial soldiers from the mid 19th century until the early 20th Century.
Where does rayadillo come from?
Borrowed from Spanish rayadillo (“striped cotton cloth”, literally “finely striped”), from rayar + -ado + -illo.

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