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capercaillie

/kæpɚˈkeɪli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
ca-per-cail-lie
IPA
/kæpɚˈkeɪli/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large, black grouse of the genus Tetrao in the bird family Phasianidae, especially the western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus.

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots capercailzie (for the -z-, see Mackenzie and tailzie), a corruption of Scottish Gaelic capall (“horse”) + coille (“of the woods”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kæpɚˈkeɪli/
  • British English: /kæpəˈkeɪli/

Inflected Forms

capercaillies (plural) capercailye (alternative) capercaillye (alternative) capercailzie (alternative) capercally (alternative)

Phrases

black-billed capercaillie western capercaillie

Synonyms

wood grouse capercailzie horse of the wood tetrao urogallus

Rhymes With

daily israeli bailey hayley kale daley hailey ukulele scaly baillie kaylee kayleigh

Questions

How do you pronounce capercaillie?
The recorded pronunciation is /kæpɚˈkeɪli/.
What does capercaillie mean?
A large, black grouse of the genus Tetrao in the bird family Phasianidae, especially the western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus.
Where does capercaillie come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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