Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lourie

/lˈaʊɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: lourie
IPA: /lˈaʊɹi/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several species of the family Musophagidae.

name

Etymology

From Afrikaans loerie, ultimately from the same Malay word nuri, luri (“parrot”) as lory.

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: loerie

Inflected Forms

louries (plural)

Synonyms

turaco

Homonyms

loughrey loughry

Rhymes With

lowry maori dowry khoury lowrey khouri loughrey koury loughry

Questions

How do you pronounce lourie?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈaʊɹi/.
What does lourie mean?: Any of several species of the family Musophagidae.
Where does lourie come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

How to pronounce lourie

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