Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tux

/tʌks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
tux
IPA
/tʌks/
10
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clipping of tuxedo

Colloquial

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How do you pronounce tux?
The recorded pronunciation is /tʌks/.
What does tux mean?
Clipping of tuxedo
Where does tux come from?
Coined by James Hughes as a short form of Torvalds Unix (after Linus Torvalds), perhaps also influenced by tux, referring to the tuxedo that penguins are sometimes humorously said to be wearing.

How to pronounce tux

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/tʌks/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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