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scuppernong

/ˈskʌ.pəɹˌnɔŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables
scup-per-nong
IPA
/ˈskʌ.pəɹˌnɔŋ/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large greenish-bronze grape native to the Southeastern United States, a variety of the muscadine grape (Vitis rotundifolia).

noun

A sweet, golden or amber-colored US wine made from this variety of grape.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Named after the Scuppernong River and Lake in North Carolina near which the grapes were first found and cultivated. Probably from an Algonquian word. Both senses, "grape" and "wine", are first found in documents from the 1800s-1820s.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈskʌ.pəɹˌnɔŋ/
  • British English: /ˈskʌpənɒŋ/

Inflected Forms

scuppernongs (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce scuppernong?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskʌ.pəɹˌnɔŋ/.
What does scuppernong mean?
A large greenish-bronze grape native to the Southeastern United States, a variety of the muscadine grape (Vitis rotundifolia).
Where does scuppernong come from?
Named after the Scuppernong River and Lake in North Carolina near which the grapes were first found and cultivated. Probably from an Algonquian word. Both senses, "grape" and "wine", are first found in documents from the 1800s-1820s.

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