Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brookinaw

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: brook-i-naw
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hybrid fish derived from a male lake trout and a female brook trout.

Etymology

Blend of brook + mackinaw, after the parent species. Mackinaw trout being another name for lake trout.

Inflected Forms

brookinaws (plural)

Questions

What does brookinaw mean?: A hybrid fish derived from a male lake trout and a female brook trout.
Where does brookinaw come from?: Blend of brook + mackinaw, after the parent species. Mackinaw trout being another name for lake trout.

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