Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taliswoman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tal-is-wom-an
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A talisman in the form of a female figure.

Example Sentences

"We stare into the bottomless laminated eyes of the Virgen de Guadalupe, Hector's taliswoman against Katrina and his own dead family, and now ours against the silencing of Gloria."
"When Beverly Allen left the Geary Street apartment for her family home in Oakland later that night, she gave Brautigan the painted Mexican doll (her “taliswoman”) as a keepsake."
"She then scattered these taliswomen throughout The Birth of Venus, putting some in boxes, using others to line walls."
"'She's been with me through a lot,' he smiled. 'She's my taliswoman. Anyway. Cheers.'"

Etymology

Blend of talisman + woman.

Inflected Forms

taliswomen (plural)

Questions

What does taliswoman mean?: A talisman in the form of a female figure.
Where does taliswoman come from?: Blend of talisman + woman.

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