Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cahow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: ca-how
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An endangered nocturnal burrowing bird (Pterodroma cahow), from Bermuda.

Example Sentences

"The cahow was known to colonists in Bermuda during the early part of the seventeenth century, and these people relied on it quite heavily for food."

Etymology

Imitative of its cry.

Inflected Forms

cahows (plural)

Synonyms

Bermuda petrel

Questions

What does cahow mean?: An endangered nocturnal burrowing bird (Pterodroma cahow), from Bermuda.
Where does cahow come from?: Imitative of its cry.

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