Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hogmanay

/ˈhɑɡməˌneɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables: hog-manay
IPA: /ˈhɑɡməˌneɪ/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

New Year's Eve.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A celebration or gift for New Year's Eve.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Each year the Hogmanay celebration and the Christmas market on Princes Street Gardens that accompanies it, together with the ever-growing international festival and fringe, eats up more and more of our public spaces."

Etymology

From Scots Hogmanay, probably from Old French aguillanneuf (“last day of the year”).

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: Hogmanay, aguillanneuf

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhɑɡməˌneɪ/
British English: /ˈhɒɡməˌneɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Hogmanays (plural) Hogmoney (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce hogmanay?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɑɡməˌneɪ/.
What does hogmanay mean?: New Year's Eve.
Where does hogmanay come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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