Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mouthwash

/mˈaʊθwˌɑʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables: mouth-wash
IPA: /mˈaʊθwˌɑʃ/

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A liquid used to clean one's mouth.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To clean one's mouth with mouthwash.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥-tó-s Proto-Germanic *munþaz Proto-West Germanic *munþ Old English mūþ Middle English mouth English mouth Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *wodsḱéti Proto-Germanic *waskaną Proto-West Germanic *waskan Old English wascan Middle English wasshen English wash English mouthwash From mouth + wash.

Usage

Inflected Forms

mouthwashes (plural) mouth wash (alternative) mouthwashes (present, singular) mouthwashing (participle, present) mouthwashed (participle, past) mouthwashed (past)

Derived Forms

mouthwashy

Synonyms

gargling fluid gargle

Questions

How do you pronounce mouthwash?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈaʊθwˌɑʃ/.
What does mouthwash mean?: A liquid used to clean one's mouth.
Where does mouthwash come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥-tó-s Proto-Germanic *munþaz Proto-West Germanic *munþ Old English mūþ Middle English mouth English mouth Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *wodsḱéti Proto-Germanic *waskaną Proto-West Germanic *waskan Old English wascan Middle English wasshen English wash English mouthwash From mouth + wash.

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