Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shotel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shotel
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Abyssinian curved blade similar to the scimitar.

Example Sentences

""The kilij has a slight taper down the straight part of the blade. In the bottom portion, it angles sharply and becomes deeper." "So," Thomas said, "you're suggesting there are different types of scimitars?" "Yeah, a bunch. There's the Afghani pulwar, the Ethiopian shotel, the Turkic aldaspan, and at least a dozen more." "You're the resident swordsman, considerate it yours.""

Etymology

From Amharic ሽቶል (šətol).

Word Breakdown

Root: ሽቶል

Inflected Forms

shotels (plural)

Questions

What does shotel mean?: An Abyssinian curved blade similar to the scimitar.
Where does shotel come from?: From Amharic ሽቶል (šətol).

How to pronounce shotel

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