Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guenon

/ɡəˈnoʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: guenon
IPA: /ɡəˈnoʊn/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the genus Cercopithecus of Old World monkeys, of sub-Saharan Africa, principally forests.

Etymology

Borrowed from French guenon (“female monkey or ape”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: guenon

Inflected Forms

guenons (plural)

Phrases

Diana guenon green guenon moustached guenon owl-faced guenon Preuss's guenon red-bellied guenon red-eared guenon red-tailed guenon

Synonyms

guenon monkey

Rhymes With

none cologne pwn wone lennon tenon pennon

Questions

How do you pronounce guenon?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡəˈnoʊn/.
What does guenon mean?: A member of the genus Cercopithecus of Old World monkeys, of sub-Saharan Africa, principally forests.
Where does guenon come from?: It is traced to French.

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