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musquash

/ˈmʌs.kɒʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
Mus-quash
IPA
/ˈmʌs.kɒʃ/
22
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus.

Archaic

name

A civil parish of Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Abenaki moskwas (or its Massachusett equivalent). Compare musquaw.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

musquashes (plural) muscascus (alternative, obsolete) mussascus (alternative, obsolete)

Phrases

Russia musquash

Synonyms

squash muskrat ondatra zibethica

Homonyms

musquash

Rhymes With

wash josh gosh squash posh moustache bosh tosh awash quash mosh brioche

Questions

How do you pronounce musquash?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʌs.kɒʃ/.
What does musquash mean?
The muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus.
Where does musquash come from?
From Abenaki moskwas (or its Massachusett equivalent). Compare musquaw.

How to pronounce musquash

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