Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

solferino

/ˌsoʊlfəˈɹiːnəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: solferi-no
IPA: /ˌsoʊlfəˈɹiːnəʊ/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A brilliant purple-red dye derived from aniline

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The purple-red colour of this dye

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

So called from Solferino in Italy, where a battle was fought at about the time of its discovery.

Usage

Inflected Forms

solferinos (plural)

Synonyms

purplish pink

Questions

How do you pronounce solferino?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsoʊlfəˈɹiːnəʊ/.
What does solferino mean?: A brilliant purple-red dye derived from aniline
Where does solferino come from?: So called from Solferino in Italy, where a battle was fought at about the time of its discovery.

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