Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pekan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
pekan
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fisher cat or fisher (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti)

noun

An American marten (Martes americana).

Etymology

From the Abenaki apanakes (“pine marten, Martes americana”), or a Penobscot cognate of it.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pekans (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

pecan

Synonyms

fisher fisher cat black cat martes pennanti

Questions

What does pekan mean?
A fisher cat or fisher (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti)
Where does pekan come from?
From the Abenaki apanakes (“pine marten, Martes americana”), or a Penobscot cognate of it.

How to pronounce pekan

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