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wananish

/ˌwɑ.nəˈniʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wanan-ish
IPA
/ˌwɑ.nəˈniʃ/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fish from any of several freshwater populations of the Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar.

Etymology

Borrowed from Canadian French ouananiche, from Montagnais, from wanans ("salmon") + -is (diminutive suffix).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

ouananiche (alternative) winninish (alternative) winnonish (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce wananish?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌwɑ.nəˈniʃ/.
What does wananish mean?
A fish from any of several freshwater populations of the Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar.
Where does wananish come from?
Borrowed from Canadian French ouananiche, from Montagnais, from wanans ("salmon") + -is (diminutive suffix).

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