Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mongeese

/ˈmɑŋɡis/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mon-geese
IPA: /ˈmɑŋɡis/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of mongoose

Example Sentences

"These mongeese were soon in demand all through the islands as rat-catchers."
"Not birds, you lamebrain, dey stole mongeese. Little animals from over in India, day kill da snakes, da cobras dere."

Etymology

Through folk-etymological association with geese, being the plural of goose.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɑŋɡis/
British English: /ˈmɒŋɡiːs/

Synonyms

mongooses

Questions

How do you pronounce mongeese?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɑŋɡis/.
What does mongeese mean?: plural of mongoose
Where does mongeese come from?: Through folk-etymological association with geese, being the plural of goose.

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