abalone

Questions about abalone

What does abalone mean?

abalone means "any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior".

How many syllables are in abalone?

abalone has 4 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˌæbəˈloʊni/.

What is another word for abalone?

Close synonyms include ear-shell. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is abalone a common word?

abalone is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with abalone?

4 words rhyme with abalone. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.