Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

voluta

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: vo-lu-ta
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of numerous species of large, handsome marine gastropods belonging to Voluta and allied genera.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin volūta (“a spiral scroll”). See volute.

Inflected Forms

volutas (plural) volutae (plural)

Questions

What does voluta mean?: Any of numerous species of large, handsome marine gastropods belonging to Voluta and allied genera.
Where does voluta come from?: Borrowed from Latin volūta (“a spiral scroll”). See volute.

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