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moray

/ˈmɔɹ.eɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
moray
IPA
/ˈmɔɹ.eɪ/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the large cosmopolitan carnivorous eels of the family Muraenidae.

name

A historical county in northern Scotland, absorbed into Grampian Region in 1975.

name

A local government district in Grampian Region from 1975 until Grampian Region's abolition in 1996.

name

A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996.

name

An unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States.

Etymology

From Portuguese moreia, from Latin murēna (“sea eel, lamprey”), from Ancient Greek σμύραινα (smúraina), from σμύρος (smúros, “sea eel”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmɔɹ.eɪ/

Inflected Forms

morays (plural) maray (alternative, archaic) muray (alternative, archaic)

Phrases

conger moray goldentail moray green moray honeycomb moray laced moray leopard moray leopard moray eel snowflake moray

Frequently Paired Words

Moravian Morayvian

Synonyms

moray eel Morayshire

Homonyms

Murray murrey

Rhymes With

they way may day say one-way away play today pay stay re

Questions

How do you pronounce moray?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɔɹ.eɪ/.
What does moray mean?
Any of the large cosmopolitan carnivorous eels of the family Muraenidae.
Where does moray come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

How to pronounce moray

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