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lagoon

/ləˈɡuːn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.43 in modern English

Syllables
la-goon
IPA
/ləˈɡuːn/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.

Etymology

Borrowed from French lagune, from Italian laguna, from Latin lacūna. Related to Old English lagu via Proto-Indo-European. Doublet of lacuna and lacune.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ləˈɡuːn/
  • British English: /ləˈɡuːn/

Inflected Forms

lagoons (plural) lagune (alternative, dated)

Derived Forms

lagoonal lagoonless lagoonlet lagoonlike lagoonside lagoonward lagoonwards palaeolagoon paleolagoon

Phrases

Bears Lagoon Bool Lagoon Chain of Lagoons Egg Lagoon Fork Lagoons Horseshoe Lagoon Island Lagoon Jews Lagoon

Synonyms

laguna lagune

Homonyms

lagune

Rhymes With

soon june afternoon moon tune immune noon cartoon balloon spoon typhoon platoon

Questions

How do you pronounce lagoon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ləˈɡuːn/.
What does lagoon mean?
A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.
Where does lagoon come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce lagoon

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