Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oozie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oozie
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In Myanmar, an elephant trainer or mahout.

Example Sentences

"This is the story of Ba Galay and Maunga Sein, his oozie, one of the bravest men whom I have ever met."
"When Little Elephant is shut in the pen, the oozie offers him another banana. But he kicks and bawls and will not take it."
"It is her chewing gum as she works, but it earns her a sarcastic comment from the oozie: "My mother, but you are forever eating!" However, his patience is quite undisturbed. The elephant takes her time."
"Women sometimes help their oozie husbands with the feeding and care of the elephants, but in Myanmar only males are allowed to become oozies."

Inflected Forms

oozies (plural)

Questions

What does oozie mean?: In Myanmar, an elephant trainer or mahout.

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