Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

croupy

/ˈkɹuːpi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: croupy
IPA: /ˈkɹuːpi/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, suggestive of, or caused by croup.

Etymology

Etymology tree English croup Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English croupy From croup + -y.

Inflected Forms

croupier (comparative) croupiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

croupily croupiness

Rhymes With

snoopy loopy groupie poopy droopy soupy whoopee cupe goopy gloopy spoopy hoopy

Questions

How do you pronounce croupy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹuːpi/.
What does croupy mean?: Of, pertaining to, suggestive of, or caused by croup.
Where does croupy come from?: Etymology tree English croup Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English croupy From croup + -y.

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