Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goaty

/ˈɡoʊti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: goaty
IPA: /ˈɡoʊti/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like a goat, goatlike or redolent of goats.

Example Sentences

""Your face is curiously like Pan's," said Lou to him at dinner. ¶ It was true, in a commonplace sense. He had the tilted eyebrows, the twinkling goaty look, and the pointed ears of a goat-Pan."
"It’s high in butterfat and protein, and low in bacteria (which is what can give goat cheeses a goaty, barnyard taste)."

Etymology

From goat + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: goat

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡoʊti/
British English: /ˈɡəʊti/

Inflected Forms

goatier (comparative) goatiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

goatiness

Frequently Paired Words

caprine goatish goaten goatlike haedine hircine

Questions

How do you pronounce goaty?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡoʊti/.
What does goaty mean?: Like a goat, goatlike or redolent of goats.
Where does goaty come from?: From goat + -y.

How to pronounce goaty

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