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dahomey

/dəˈhoʊmi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables
da-homey
IPA
/dəˈhoʊmi/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former kingdom in West Africa, existing from c. 1600–1904 and located in the southern part of present-day Benin.

name

Former name of Benin: a country in West Africa; used from 1958–1975. Official name: Republic of Dahomey.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Fon dã homè (“belly of Dã; snake's belly”).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /dəˈhoʊmi/
  • British English: /dəˈhəʊmi/

Derived Forms

Dahomeyan

Questions

How do you pronounce dahomey?
The recorded pronunciation is /dəˈhoʊmi/.
What does dahomey mean?
A former kingdom in West Africa, existing from c. 1600–1904 and located in the southern part of present-day Benin.
Where does dahomey come from?
From Fon dã homè (“belly of Dã; snake's belly”).

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