Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bowes

/bˈoʊz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: bowes
IPA: /bˈoʊz/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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name

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name

noun

verb

Obsolete form of bow.

Obsolete

Etymology

First attested as Bogas (1148). Probably from Old English boga/Old Norse bogi (“a bow”), in this case suggesting an arched bridge. Or else from an early Proto-Brythonic root meaning "a bend".

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: boga, bogi, -

Usage

Inflected Forms

Boweses (plural)

Phrases

Bowes Park

Frequently Paired Words

Bow Bows

Homonyms

boze boase boes

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce bowes?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈoʊz/.
What does bowes mean?: A surname.
Where does bowes come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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