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burdon

/bˈɝdən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables
bur-don
IPA
/bˈɝdən/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pilgrim's staff.

noun

Alternative form of bourdon (“pilgrim's staff”).

name

A surname.

name

A village and civil parish in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3851).

Etymology

From Latin burdonem.

Inflected Forms

burdons (plural)

Phrases

Burdon's Hotel

Homonyms

berdan birden

Rhymes With

burden verdun worden durden overburden unburden purdon berdan virden murden birden yerdon

Questions

How do you pronounce burdon?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɝdən/.
What does burdon mean?
A pilgrim's staff.
Where does burdon come from?
From Latin burdonem.

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