Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

little egypt

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.43 in modern English

Syllables
lit-tle -e-gypt
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female belly dancer.

Dated

name

Southern Illinois.

Informal

Etymology

From the stage name used by at least three popular belly dancers from the late 1800s through to the early 1900s.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Places.

Inflected Forms

Little Egypts (plural)

Questions

What does little egypt mean?
A female belly dancer.
Where does little egypt come from?
From the stage name used by at least three popular belly dancers from the late 1800s through to the early 1900s.

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