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musselburgh

/ˈmʌsəlbəɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
mus-sel-burgh
IPA
/ˈmʌsəlbəɹə/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in East Lothian council area, Scotland; historically it was in Midlothian (OS grid ref NT3472).

name

A suburb of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, named after the Scottish town.

Etymology

From mussel (“shellfish”) + burgh.

Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce musselburgh?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʌsəlbəɹə/.
What does musselburgh mean?
A town in East Lothian council area, Scotland; historically it was in Midlothian (OS grid ref NT3472).
Where does musselburgh come from?
From mussel (“shellfish”) + burgh.

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