Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tautog

/ˈtɔːtɒɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: tau-tog
IPA: /ˈtɔːtɒɡ/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fish of the wrasse family found in salt water off of eastern North America from Nova Scotia to South Carolina (Tautoga onitis).

Example Sentences

"The fish he found were nothing unusual: cunner and tautog, small fish generally found around pilings or rocky shores, and one weakfish."

Etymology

Borrowed from Narragansett tautauog, plural of taut.

Inflected Forms

tautogs (plural)

Synonyms

blackfish black porgy oyster-fish tog tautoga onitis

Questions

How do you pronounce tautog?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɔːtɒɡ/.
What does tautog mean?: A fish of the wrasse family found in salt water off of eastern North America from Nova Scotia to South Carolina (Tautoga onitis).
Where does tautog come from?: Borrowed from Narragansett tautauog, plural of taut.

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