Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fish scale

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.56 in modern English

Syllables
fish s-cale
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of fishscale.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An early 5 cent coin of Canada; an early Canadian nickel.

Canadian usage; Countable; Slang; Uncountable

Etymology

From the scales of fish, due to the silver colour and the thinness of the coin.

Usage

Inflected Forms

fish scales (plural)

Questions

What does fish scale mean?
Alternative form of fishscale.
Where does fish scale come from?
From the scales of fish, due to the silver colour and the thinness of the coin.

How to pronounce fish scale

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