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melungeon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
melun-geon
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to any of several similar Mestee groups currently and historically found in the Southeastern United States, all of uncertain or disputed origin.

noun

A Melungeon person.

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from French mélange (“mixture”) + English -ian; perhaps from malengine; perhaps from melongene; or perhaps none of these.

Inflected Forms

Melungeons (plural)

Questions

What does melungeon mean?
Of or pertaining to any of several similar Mestee groups currently and historically found in the Southeastern United States, all of uncertain or disputed origin.
Where does melungeon come from?
Uncertain. Perhaps from French mélange (“mixture”) + English -ian; perhaps from malengine; perhaps from melongene; or perhaps none of these.

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