Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

montauk

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables: mon-tauk
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of East Hampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.

name

The easternmost part of Long Island, New York, site of a lighthouse.

name

An unincorporated community in Dent County, Missouri.

Etymology

Borrowing from Mohegan-Pequot Montaukett, the name of the tribe, which roughly translates to "the fort country".

Word Breakdown

Root: Montaukett

Questions

What does montauk mean?: A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of East Hampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.
Where does montauk come from?: Borrowing from Mohegan-Pequot Montaukett, the name of the tribe, which roughly translates to "the fort country".

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