Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

valla

/vˈælə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
val-la
IPA
/vˈælə/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of vallum

name

A surname.

Etymology

Various origins: * Borrowed from Italian Valla, a variant of Valle. * Borrowed from Norwegian and Swedish Valla, from vall (“pasture, meadow”). * Borrowed from Albanian Valla, a variant of Vallas.

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Wiktionary places this term in People.

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Questions

How do you pronounce valla?
The recorded pronunciation is /vˈælə/.
What does valla mean?
plural of vallum
Where does valla come from?
It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce valla

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