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trogon

/ˈtɹəʊɡɒn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
tro-gon
IPA
/ˈtɹəʊɡɒn/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bird in the family Trogonidae from the order Trogoniformes, most of which live in Central and South America, have colorful feathers, and nest in holes in trees.

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Trogon, from the present active participle of Ancient Greek τρώγω (trṓgō, “to chew, to gnaw”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

trogons (plural)

Synonyms

trogonid

Questions

How do you pronounce trogon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹəʊɡɒn/.
What does trogon mean?
A bird in the family Trogonidae from the order Trogoniformes, most of which live in Central and South America, have colorful feathers, and nest in holes in trees.
Where does trogon come from?
Borrowed from translingual Trogon, from the present active participle of Ancient Greek τρώγω (trṓgō, “to chew, to gnaw”).

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