Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coalgate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
coal-gate
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A 1992 controversy around the mishandling of coalfield auctions by the Indian government.

Informal

Etymology

From coal + -gate.

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Questions

What does coalgate mean?
A 1992 controversy around the mishandling of coalfield auctions by the Indian government.
Where does coalgate come from?
From coal + -gate.

How to pronounce coalgate

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