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zorille

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
zo-rille
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ictonyx striatus, a small, carnivorous, nocturnal African mammal resembling a skunk.

Etymology

From French zorille, from Spanish zorrillo, from zorro (“fox”) + -illo.

Inflected Forms

zorilles (plural) zoril (alternative) zorilla (alternative)

Synonyms

striped polecat African polecat Cape polecat African skunk

Questions

What does zorille mean?
Ictonyx striatus, a small, carnivorous, nocturnal African mammal resembling a skunk.
Where does zorille come from?
From French zorille, from Spanish zorrillo, from zorro (“fox”) + -illo.

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