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salamis

/səlˈɑmiz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
salamis
IPA
/səlˈɑmiz/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of salami

name

The largest island in the Saronic Gulf, near Athens, Greece, where a famous battle in the Persian Wars took place.

name

An ancient Greek city in Cyprus.

name

A nymph, the daughter of Asopus and Metope, who was carried away by Poseidon to the island that bears her name.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σαλαμίς (Salamís).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Σαλαμίς

Rhymes With

commies mommies

Questions

How do you pronounce salamis?
The recorded pronunciation is /səlˈɑmiz/.
What does salamis mean?
plural of salami
Where does salamis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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