Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ogunquit

/oʊˈɡʌŋkwɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: ogun-quit
IPA: /oʊˈɡʌŋkwɪt/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in York County, Maine, United States.

Example Sentences

"Ogunquit means "beautiful place by the sea" in the Abenaki language of its Native Americans."
"Beaches from Crystal River, Florida, to Ogunquit, Maine, have been under advisories warning about water quality this week because of elevated levels of bacteria associated with fecal waste."

Etymology

Borrowed from Abenaki.

Questions

How do you pronounce ogunquit?: The recorded pronunciation is /oʊˈɡʌŋkwɪt/.
What does ogunquit mean?: A town in York County, Maine, United States.
Where does ogunquit come from?: Borrowed from Abenaki.

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