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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

silkie

/ˈsɪlki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
silkie
IPA
/ˈsɪlki/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chicken of a certain breed with very fine, silk-like feathers, blue-black skin and bones, and five toes per foot (instead of the usual four).

noun

Alternative spelling of selkie.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From silk + -ie.

Inflected Forms

silkies (plural) silky (alternative)

Homonyms

silky

Rhymes With

milky silky milkie

Questions

How do you pronounce silkie?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪlki/.
What does silkie mean?
A chicken of a certain breed with very fine, silk-like feathers, blue-black skin and bones, and five toes per foot (instead of the usual four).
Where does silkie come from?
From silk + -ie.

How to pronounce silkie

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