Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

douc

/duːk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: douc
IPA: /duːk/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A colobine Old World monkey, making up the genus Pygathrix.

Etymology

Borrowed from Muong dộc, probably via French.

Word Breakdown

Root: dộc

Inflected Forms

doucs (plural)

Phrases

red-shanked douc

Questions

How do you pronounce douc?: The recorded pronunciation is /duːk/.
What does douc mean?: A colobine Old World monkey, making up the genus Pygathrix.
Where does douc come from?: Borrowed from Muong dộc, probably via French.

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