Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oga

/ˈoʊ.ɡə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: oga
IPA: /ˈoʊ.ɡə/

4

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chief, employer, or superior.

name

Initialism of other government agency.

name

A frazione in Valdisotto, Sondrio, Lombardy, Italy.

name

A peninsula in Akita Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, projecting into the Sea of Japan; in full, Oga Peninsula.

name

A city in Oga Peninsula, Akita Prefecture, Honshu, Japan; in full, Oga City.

name

Ellipsis of Oga Quasi-National Park: a park in Oga City, Oga Peninsula, Akita Prefecture, Honshu, Japan.

Example Sentences

"Nigeria is not a nation of sandwich-eating people and his last oga did not eat bread in the afternoon."

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba ọ̀gá (“chief, master”).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: Oga, 男鹿

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈoʊ.ɡə/
British English: /ˈəʊ.ɡə/

Inflected Forms

ogas (plural)

Homonyms

ogre (non-rhotic)

Rhymes With

yoga saratoga toga conestoga doga

Questions

How do you pronounce oga?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊ.ɡə/.
What does oga mean?: A chief, employer, or superior.
Where does oga come from?: It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce oga

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