Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mahone bay

/məˈhoʊn ˈbeɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: Ma-hone Bay
IPA: /məˈhoʊn ˈbeɪ/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A bay in Lunenburg county, south shore of Nova Scotia peninsula, Nova Scotia, Canada, on the Atlantic Ocean.

name

A town on Mahone Bay in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Etymology

The name of the bay is derived from French mahonne (“type of low-slung pirate vessel”). The bay was a favored hiding place for pirates. The town is named after the bay.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: mahonne

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce mahone bay?: The recorded pronunciation is /məˈhoʊn ˈbeɪ/.
What does mahone bay mean?: A bay in Lunenburg county, south shore of Nova Scotia peninsula, Nova Scotia, Canada, on the Atlantic Ocean.
Where does mahone bay come from?: It is traced to French.

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