Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oaky

/ˈoʊki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
oaky
IPA
/ˈoʊki/
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of the oak tree or its wood.

adj

Describing the taste of wine that has been aged in oak and acquired tannins from the wood.

Etymology

Etymology tree English oak Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English oaky From oak + -y.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈoʊki/

Inflected Forms

oakier (comparative) oakiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

oakiness

Phrases

Palmers Oaky

Homonyms

okey oki okie oakey

Rhymes With

karaoke smoky smokey aoki loci okey hokey oki pokey gnocchi okie skokie

Questions

How do you pronounce oaky?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊki/.
What does oaky mean?
Resembling or characteristic of the oak tree or its wood.
Where does oaky come from?
Etymology tree English oak Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English oaky From oak + -y.

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