Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kangaroos

/kˌæŋɡɚˈuz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables: kan-ga-roos
IPA: /kˌæŋɡɚˈuz/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of kangaroo

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of kangaroo

noun

The Australia national rugby league team.

Etymology

From kangaroo.

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce kangaroos?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˌæŋɡɚˈuz/.
What does kangaroos mean?: plural of kangaroo
Where does kangaroos come from?: From kangaroo.

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