lorica
noun
lorica is spelled L-O-R-I-C-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lorica means “A cuirass, originally of leather, afterward of plates of metal or horn sewed on linen or the like” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lorica is loricas or loricae.
How many letters and syllables are in lorica?
| Letters | 6: L-O-R-I-C-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lorica?
Lorica appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of lorica
- loricas plural
- loricae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lorica mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cuirass, originally of leather, afterward of plates of metal or horn sewed on linen or the like.
- 2
obsoleteLute for protecting vessels from the fire.
- 3
The protective case or shell of a Loricifera, infusorium or rotifer
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lorica come from?
Borrowed from Latin lōrīca, literally "a corselet of thongs", probably from lorum (“thong”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).