Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

machaon

/məˈkeɪ.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: machaon
IPA: /məˈkeɪ.ən/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A healer and a son of Asclepius and Epione.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μαχάων (Makháōn).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Μαχάων

Frequently Paired Words

Asclepius Epione Aceso Aglaea Hygieia Iaso Meditrina Panacea

Questions

How do you pronounce machaon?: The recorded pronunciation is /məˈkeɪ.ən/.
What does machaon mean?: A healer and a son of Asclepius and Epione.
Where does machaon come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce machaon

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