Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bonaci

/ˌboʊ.nəˈsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bonaci
IPA: /ˌboʊ.nəˈsi/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci) of Florida and the Caribbean. Grey, with an oblong, laterally compressed body, it is a food fish.

Dated

noun

Any of several other groupers.

Etymology

Said to be from Spanish bonasí.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: bonasí

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

bonacis (plural)

Synonyms

aguaji black grouper black rockfish marbled rockfish

Questions

How do you pronounce bonaci?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌboʊ.nəˈsi/.
What does bonaci mean?: A large grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci) of Florida and the Caribbean. Grey, with an oblong, laterally compressed body, it is a food fish.
Where does bonaci come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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