Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bigos

/bˈiɡoʊz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.29 in modern English

Syllables
bi-gos
IPA
/bˈiɡoʊz/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Polish stew containing cabbage and meat

Uncountable

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bi Proto-West Germanic *bī Old High German bī Middle High German bī German bei German bei- German Guss German Beigussbor. Polish bigosbor. English bigos Borrowed from Polish bigos.

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Questions

How do you pronounce bigos?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈiɡoʊz/.
What does bigos mean?
A traditional Polish stew containing cabbage and meat
Where does bigos come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bi Proto-West Germanic *bī Old High German bī Middle High German bī German bei German bei- German Guss German Beigussbor. Polish bigosbor. English bigos Borrowed from Polish bigos.

How to pronounce bigos

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