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penguinarium

/ˌpɛŋ.ɡwɪˈnɛɹi.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pen-guinar-i-um
IPA
/ˌpɛŋ.ɡwɪˈnɛɹi.əm/
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vivarium for penguins.

Etymology

From penguin + -arium.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌpɛŋ.ɡwɪˈnɛɹi.əm/
  • British English: /ˌpɛŋ.ɡwɪˈnɛəɹi.əm/

Inflected Forms

penguinariums (plural)

Rhymes With

-arium orphanarium organobarium organosamarium nonaquarium argentarium valetudinarium radiobarium radiosamarium orchidarium cochlearium dibarium

Questions

How do you pronounce penguinarium?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɛŋ.ɡwɪˈnɛɹi.əm/.
What does penguinarium mean?
A vivarium for penguins.
Where does penguinarium come from?
From penguin + -arium.

How to pronounce penguinarium

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