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wallago

/ˈwɑ.ləˌɡoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wal-la-go
IPA
/ˈwɑ.ləˌɡoʊ/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the genus Wallago of catfishes of the family Siluridae, native to Asia.

Etymology

From the translingual genus name Wallago, from Telugu వాలగ (vālaga).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, వాలగ

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈwɑ.ləˌɡoʊ/

Inflected Forms

wallagos (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce wallago?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɑ.ləˌɡoʊ/.
What does wallago mean?
A member of the genus Wallago of catfishes of the family Siluridae, native to Asia.
Where does wallago come from?
From the translingual genus name Wallago, from Telugu వాలగ (vālaga).

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