Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bighorn mountains

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
bighorn -moun-tains
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Calque of Crow Iisaxpúatahchee Isawaxaawúua (literally “bighorn sheep's mountains”).

Phrases

Bighorn Lake Bighorn River

Frequently Paired Words

Bighorn Lake Bighorn River

Synonyms

Questions

What does bighorn mountains mean?
A mountain range in northern Wyoming and southern Montana in the United States.
Where does bighorn mountains come from?
Calque of Crow Iisaxpúatahchee Isawaxaawúua (literally “bighorn sheep's mountains”).

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