Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soon hock

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
soon hock
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of marbled goby (“Oxyeleotris marmorata”).

Uncountable

Etymology

From Cantonese 筍殼 /笋壳 (seon² hok³) and Hakka 筍殼 /笋壳 (sun³ hog⁵).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Synonyms

marbled goby

Questions

What does soon hock mean?
Synonym of marbled goby (“Oxyeleotris marmorata”).
Where does soon hock come from?
From Cantonese 筍殼 /笋壳 (seon² hok³) and Hakka 筍殼 /笋壳 (sun³ hog⁵).

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