Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

longhorn

/ˈlɔŋhɔɹn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables: long-horn
IPA: /ˈlɔŋhɔɹn/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A breed of beef cattle, having long horns, bred in Texas and other parts of southwest United States.

noun

Ellipsis of longhorn beetle.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos Proto-Germanic *langaz Proto-West Germanic *lang Old English lang Middle English long English long Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ ? Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂nós Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂nóm Proto-Germanic *hurną Proto-West Germanic *horn Old English horn Middle English horn English horn English longhorn From long + horn.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlɔŋhɔɹn/
British English: /ˈlɒŋhɔːn/

Inflected Forms

longhorns (plural)

Phrases

cactus longhorn beetle flat-faced longhorn flower longhorn longhorn beetle longhorn forestfly Manx longhorn

Synonyms

texas longhorn

Rhymes With

pronghorn

Questions

How do you pronounce longhorn?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɔŋhɔɹn/.
What does longhorn mean?: A breed of beef cattle, having long horns, bred in Texas and other parts of southwest United States.
Where does longhorn come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos Proto-Germanic *langaz Proto-West Germanic *lang Old English lang Middle English long English long Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ ? Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂nós Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂nóm Proto-Germanic *hurną Proto-West Germanic *horn Old English horn Middle English horn English horn English longhorn From long + horn.

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