Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kewaunee

/kjuˈɔni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables
ke-waunee
IPA
/kjuˈɔni/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Purportedly from an archaic Menominee term for "duck", "Kewāneh".

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How do you pronounce kewaunee?
The recorded pronunciation is /kjuˈɔni/.
What does kewaunee mean?
A city, the county seat of Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States, on Lake Michigan.
Where does kewaunee come from?
Purportedly from an archaic Menominee term for "duck", "Kewāneh".

How to pronounce kewaunee

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