Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mawr

/mˈɔɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: mawr
IPA: /mˈɔɚ/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A community (civil parish) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales.

Etymology

From Welsh mawr (“large”).

Origin

Source language: Welsh

Word Breakdown

Root: mawr

Phrases

Merthyr Mawr

Frequently Paired Words

Merthyr Mawr

Rhymes With

baugher flaugher

Questions

How do you pronounce mawr?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɔɚ/.
What does mawr mean?: A community (civil parish) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales.
Where does mawr come from?: It is traced to Welsh.

How to pronounce mawr

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