mezzaluna
/ˌmɛtsəˈluːnə/noun
mezzaluna is spelled M-E-Z-Z-A-L-U-N-A: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mezzaluna means “A crescent-shaped steel blade attached to a wooden handle, used to chop food” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mezzaluna is mezzalunas.
How many letters and syllables are in mezzaluna?
| Letters | 9: M-E-Z-Z-A-L-U-N-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 69 million words; the 262,293rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is mezzaluna?
Mezzaluna appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd 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).
How do you pronounce mezzaluna?
- /ˌmɛtsəˈluːnə/
Mezzaluna has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of mezzaluna
- mezzalunas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mezzaluna mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A crescent-shaped steel blade attached to a wooden handle, used to chop food.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mezzaluna in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense crescent-shaped steel blade:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hachoir berceuse, hachoir demi-lune, hachoir |
| German | Wiegemesser, Kräuterwiege |
| Spanish | tajadera |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does mezzaluna come from?
Unadapted borrowing from Italian mezzaluna (literally “half-moon”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).