Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

samonella

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sa-monel-la
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Misspelling of salmonella.

Etymology

Due to interference, first in pronunciation and then in spelling, from salmon, in which the 'l' is often silent. Salmonella is in fact not derived from salmon but from the name of its discoverer, Daniel Elmer Salmon.

Questions

What does samonella mean?: Misspelling of salmonella.
Where does samonella come from?: Due to interference, first in pronunciation and then in spelling, from salmon, in which the 'l' is often silent. Salmonella is in fact not derived from salmon but from the name of its discoverer, Daniel Elmer Salmon.

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