mallon

What does mallon mean?

mallon means "United States cook who was an immune carrier of typhoid fever and who infected dozens of people (1870-1938)".

How many syllables are in mallon?

mallon has 2 syllables: mal-lon. The stress falls on "mal". In IPA it is /ˈmælən/.

What is another word for mallon?

Close synonyms include Mary Mallon, Typhoid Mary. 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 mallon a common word?

mallon 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.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for mallon come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.