Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

judas goat

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables: ju-das -goat
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A goat trained to lead other goats (or sheep) to a place of slaughter.

noun

A goat trained to find feral goats.

Etymology

Referring to the traitor Judas Iscariot in the Bible.

Inflected Forms

Judas goats (plural)

Questions

What does judas goat mean?: A goat trained to lead other goats (or sheep) to a place of slaughter.
Where does judas goat come from?: Referring to the traitor Judas Iscariot in the Bible.

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