Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

huron

/ˈhjʊɹɑn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables: huron
IPA: /ˈhjʊɹɑn/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the Wyandot people, a Native American group.

Archaic

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Synonym of Hurons; The Wyandot people

Archaic

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Etymology

From French Huron; Uncertain; possibly from French hure (“boar’s head”) or from a Wyandot word containing the Iroquoian root ronon (“nation”), from Proto-North Iroquoian *-ɹonõʔ.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Huron, hure, -, *-ɹonõʔ

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhjʊɹɑn/
British English: /ˈhjʊəɹɒn/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

Hurons (plural)

Derived Forms

Huronian

Phrases

Central Huron Huron County Huron East Huron-Kinloss Huron Shores Lake Huron North Huron Port Huron

Frequently Paired Words

Guyandotte Wendat Wyandot Wyandott Wyandotte

Synonyms

Hurons

Questions

How do you pronounce huron?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhjʊɹɑn/.
What does huron mean?: A member of the Wyandot people, a Native American group.
Where does huron come from?: It is traced to French.

How to pronounce huron

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