Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

daws

/dɔːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables: daws
IPA: /dɔːz/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

name

A surname originating as a patronymic.

noun

Etymology

From Daw (“diminutive of David”) + -s (“patronymic suffix”).

Homonyms

dawes

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce daws?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɔːz/.
What does daws mean?: plural of daw
Where does daws come from?: From Daw (“diminutive of David”) + -s (“patronymic suffix”).

How to pronounce daws

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