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mouth organ

/maʊθ ˈoɹɡən/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables
mouth or-gan
IPA
/maʊθ ˈoɹɡən/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A free reed aerophone, in the Western tradition commonly the harmonica.

Etymology

From mouth + organ.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /maʊθ ˈoɹɡən/

Inflected Forms

mouth organs (plural) mouthorgan (alternative) mouth-organ (alternative)

Phrases

mouth organist

Synonyms

harmonica harp mouth harp

Questions

How do you pronounce mouth organ?
The recorded pronunciation is /maʊθ ˈoɹɡən/.
What does mouth organ mean?
A free reed aerophone, in the Western tradition commonly the harmonica.
Where does mouth organ come from?
From mouth + organ.

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