Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

virilocal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vir-ilo-cal
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Patrilocal.

Etymology

Blend of virile + local. From Latin vir+locus.

Origin

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Questions

What does virilocal mean?
Patrilocal.
Where does virilocal come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce virilocal

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