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gauguin

/ɡˈɔɡwɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
gau-guin
IPA
/ɡˈɔɡwɪn/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from French.

name

Paul Gauguin, a French artist

Etymology

Borrowed from French Gauguin.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Gauguins (plural)

Derived Forms

Gauguinesque Gauguinian

Questions

How do you pronounce gauguin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈɔɡwɪn/.
What does gauguin mean?
A surname from French.
Where does gauguin come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce gauguin

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