Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sallisaw

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: sal-li-saw
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the county seat of Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States.

Etymology

From French salaison, relating to the practice of salting bison meat.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: salaison

Questions

What does sallisaw mean?: A city, the county seat of Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States.
Where does sallisaw come from?: It is traced to French.

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