Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scaglia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: scaglia
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A reddish variety of limestone.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian scaglia (“a scale, a shell, a chip of marble”). Doublet of scale and shell.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: scaglia

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does scaglia mean?: A reddish variety of limestone.
Where does scaglia come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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