Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cuyahoga

/ˌkaɪ.əˈhɒɡə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: cuya-hoga
IPA: /ˌkaɪ.əˈhɒɡə/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river in Ohio, United States, which flows into Lake Erie.

Example Sentences

"Cuyahoga Cuyahoga's gone"
"The year is 1837, and the Cuyahoga is the sidewinding river separating the empire of Cleveland from the more rough-hewn frontier town of Ohio City."

Etymology

Believed to be from an Iroquoian word meaning "crooked river".

Phrases

Cuyahoga County Cuyahoga Falls

Rhymes With

yoga saratoga toga koga ticonderoga moga conestoga quiroga goga noga stoga

Questions

How do you pronounce cuyahoga?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkaɪ.əˈhɒɡə/.
What does cuyahoga mean?: A river in Ohio, United States, which flows into Lake Erie.
Where does cuyahoga come from?: Believed to be from an Iroquoian word meaning "crooked river".

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