Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mullingar

/ˌmʌlɪnˈɡɑː(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
mullingar
IPA
/ˌmʌlɪnˈɡɑː(ɹ)/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From Irish Muileann gCearr (literally “crooked mill”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Muileann gCearr

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Questions

How do you pronounce mullingar?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmʌlɪnˈɡɑː(ɹ)/.
What does mullingar mean?
A town and civil parish, the county town of County Westmeath, Ireland (Irish grid ref N 4352).
Where does mullingar come from?
It is traced to Irish.

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