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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

looe

/luː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables
looe
IPA
/luː/
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in south-east Cornwall, England, situated on the River Looe (OS grid ref SX2553).

Etymology

From Cornish Logh, from logh (“inlet”). Doublet of lay, loch, and lough.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /luː/

Phrases

East Looe St Martin-by-Looe

Homonyms

lou

Questions

How do you pronounce looe?
The recorded pronunciation is /luː/.
What does looe mean?
A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in south-east Cornwall, England, situated on the River Looe (OS grid ref SX2553).
Where does looe come from?
From Cornish Logh, from logh (“inlet”). Doublet of lay, loch, and lough.

How to pronounce looe

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