Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tori

/ˈtoɹ.i/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: tori
IPA: /ˈtoɹ.i/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of torus

noun

A protective, epidermal thickening derived from the stratum corneum and found in high friction areas (such as the foot sole of a dog).

noun

One who executes a technique against the training partner, or uke.

name

A diminutive of the female given name Victoria.

name

A region of Georgia, in the central part of the country, bordered by Imereti and Kartli in the north and Meskheti and Trialeti in the south.

Example Sentences

"While there is a hereditary component to tori, this does not explain all cases. Tori tend to appear more frequently during middle age of life; the torus palatinus is more commonly observed in females, but this is not the case with the torus mandibularis."
"The American singer Tori Amos was born in 1963."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tori (“nominative/vocative plural of torus”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: tori, 取り

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtoɹ.i/

Derived Forms

Toriphile

Phrases

tori gate

Frequently Paired Words

tori gate

Homonyms

tory torii

Rhymes With

story glory inventory tory rory corey laurie storey quarry lori lorry salvatore

Questions

How do you pronounce tori?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtoɹ.i/.
What does tori mean?: plural of torus
Where does tori come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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