Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

babax

/ˈbæbæks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: babax
IPA: /ˈbæbæks/

16

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of four species of passerine birds within the genus Pterorhinus in the laughingthrush family Leiothrichidae.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βάβαξ (bábax).

Inflected Forms

babaxes (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce babax?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbæbæks/.
What does babax mean?: Any of four species of passerine birds within the genus Pterorhinus in the laughingthrush family Leiothrichidae.
Where does babax come from?: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βάβαξ (bábax).

How to pronounce babax

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