Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sewellel

/səˈwɛləl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sewellel
IPA: /səˈwɛləl/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A beaver-like rodent found on the west coast of North America (Aplodontia rufa).

Etymology

From a misunderstanding by Lewis and Clark of Chinook sewellel, shewellel, which actually denotes a robe made from pelt of this rodent rather than the rodent itself.

Word Breakdown

Root: sewellel

Inflected Forms

sewellels (plural)

Synonyms

boomer chehalis mountain beaver mountain rat aplodontia rufa

Questions

How do you pronounce sewellel?: The recorded pronunciation is /səˈwɛləl/.
What does sewellel mean?: A beaver-like rodent found on the west coast of North America (Aplodontia rufa).
Where does sewellel come from?: From a misunderstanding by Lewis and Clark of Chinook sewellel, shewellel, which actually denotes a robe made from pelt of this rodent rather than the rodent itself.

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