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horehound

/hˈɑɹhˌaʊnd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
hore-hound
IPA
/hˈɑɹhˌaʊnd/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant of the genus Marrubium.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any plant of the genus Marrubium.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any plant of the genus Ballota.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English horehoune, from Old English hārhūne, hārehūne.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: horehoune, hārhūne

Usage

Inflected Forms

horehounds (plural) hairhound (alternative) hoarhound (alternative)

Phrases

black horehound common horehound white horehound

Synonyms

marrubium common horehound white horehound common hoarhound

Questions

How do you pronounce horehound?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɑɹhˌaʊnd/.
What does horehound mean?
Any plant of the genus Marrubium.
Where does horehound come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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