Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tinamou

/ˈtɪn.əˌmuː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables: tinamou
IPA: /ˈtɪn.əˌmuː/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the birds belonging to the South American family Tinamidae, the only family in the order Tinamiformes. They are related to the ratites, together with which they form the superorder Paleognathae.

Etymology

Borrowed from French tinamou, from Kari'na tinamú (“great tinamou”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: tinamou, tinamú

Inflected Forms

tinamous (plural)

Phrases

Andean tinamou barred tinamou Bartlett's tinamou Berlepsch's tinamou black-capped tinamou black tinamou Brazilian tinamou brown tinamou

Synonyms

tinamid Tinamiformes partridge

Questions

How do you pronounce tinamou?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɪn.əˌmuː/.
What does tinamou mean?: Any of the birds belonging to the South American family Tinamidae, the only family in the order Tinamiformes. They are related to the ratites, together with which they form the superorder Paleognathae.
Where does tinamou come from?: It is traced to French.

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