Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

migaloo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: mi-ga-loo
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A white man or Caucasian person, especially as opposed to an indigenous Australian.

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Mayaguduna migulu.

Inflected Forms

migaloos (plural)

Synonyms

whitefella balanda gubbah

Questions

What does migaloo mean?: A white man or Caucasian person, especially as opposed to an indigenous Australian.
Where does migaloo come from?: Possibly borrowed from Mayaguduna migulu.

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