Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

duck egg

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables: duck- egg
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Informal

Etymology

From the shape of an egg, resembling the digit 0. Compare goose egg.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

duck eggs (plural) duck's egg (alternative)

Questions

What does duck egg mean?: Zero; nothing.
Where does duck egg come from?: From the shape of an egg, resembling the digit 0. Compare goose egg.

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