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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

culligan

/kˈʌlɪɡən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
cul-li-gan
IPA
/kˈʌlɪɡən/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Anglicized from Irish Ó Cuilleagain (“descendant of Colgan”), a personal name derived from coll (“hazel tree”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Cuilleagain

Inflected Forms

Culligans (plural)

Rhymes With

mulligan

Questions

How do you pronounce culligan?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈʌlɪɡən/.
What does culligan mean?
A surname.
Where does culligan come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce culligan

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