Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sallee

/sæliː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: sallee
IPA: /sæliː/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various wattles (acacia trees).

Australian usage

noun

Any of various eucalypts.

Australian usage

name

name

Alternative spelling of Salé, a coastal town near Rabat in north-western Morocco.

Example Sentences

"2006, D. J. Boland, M. I. H. Brooker, G. M. Chippendale, N. Hall, B. P. M. Hyland, R.D. Johnston, D. A. Kleinig, M. W. McDonald, J. D. Turner, Forest Trees of Australia, CSIRO, page 556, Black sallee is most common adjacent to creeks and flats in mountainous, tableland country."
"In colder regions, mountain gums and white sallees – the beautiful twisted snow gums – occur."

Etymology

Transferative use of sally, dialectal variant of sallow (“willow”).

Usage

Australian usage

Inflected Forms

sallees (plural) sally (alternative)

Phrases

black sallee Buffalo sallee sallee wattle white sallee Sallee-man Sallee rover

Rhymes With

valley rally finale sally alley tally verbally o'malley galley allie dally bally

Questions

How do you pronounce sallee?: The recorded pronunciation is /sæliː/.
What does sallee mean?: Any of various wattles (acacia trees).
Where does sallee come from?: Transferative use of sally, dialectal variant of sallow (“willow”).

How to pronounce sallee

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