shikoku
/ʃɪˈkəʊkuː/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The fourth-largest of Japan's islands.
noun
A dog of a particular breed of Japanese origin.
noun
Alternative form of Shikoku (“type of dog”).
Etymology
From Japanese 四国 (しこく, Shikoku, “four provinces”), from Middle Chinese 四 (sìj, “four”) + 國 (kwok, “state”, “country”). (dog): < Japanese 四国犬 (shikoku-inu, “Shikoku dog”), named after the island where they originated.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: 四国