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slalom

/ˈslɔ.ləm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables
sla-lom
IPA
/ˈslɔ.ləm/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sport of skiing in a zigzag course through gates.

Uncountable

noun

Any similar activity on other vehicles, including canoes and water skis.

Uncountable

noun

A course used for the sport of slalom.

Countable

noun

A race or competition wherein participants each perform the sport of slalom.

Countable

noun

Short for autoslalom

Uncountable

verb

To race in a slalom.

Intransitive verb

verb

To move in a slalom-like manner.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Norwegian sla (“steep, hill side”) and låm (“trail”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈslɔ.ləm/
  • British English: /ˈslɑː.ləm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

slaloms (plural) slaloms (present, singular) slaloming (participle, present) slalomed (participle, past) slalomed (past)

Derived Forms

autoslalom GS PSG PSL slalomer slalomist

Phrases

banked slalom canoe slalom giant slalom kayak slalom parallel giant slalom parallel slalom super giant slalom Super G

Rhymes With

column solemn gollum collum colomb golomb mccollom collom wollam mahlum mallam

Questions

How do you pronounce slalom?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈslɔ.ləm/.
What does slalom mean?
The sport of skiing in a zigzag course through gates.
Where does slalom come from?
It is traced to Norwegian.

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