Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

macaroni penguin

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: mac-a-roni pen-guin
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A species of penguins, Eudyptes chrysolophus, with distinctive yellow and black plumes on the top of their heads.

Etymology

Compound of macaroni (“dandy, fop”) + penguin.

Inflected Forms

macaroni penguins (plural)

Synonyms

macaroni

Questions

What does macaroni penguin mean?: A species of penguins, Eudyptes chrysolophus, with distinctive yellow and black plumes on the top of their heads.
Where does macaroni penguin come from?: Compound of macaroni (“dandy, fop”) + penguin.

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