Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ozark

/ˈoʊzɑː(ɹ)k/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: ozark
IPA: /ˈoʊzɑː(ɹ)k/

18

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A small city, the county seat of Dale County, Alabama, United States.

name

A city in Arkansas, United States and one of the two county seats of Franklin County.

name

A city, the county seat of Christian County, Missouri, United States.

noun

A member of a people of Ozark with a distinct culture, architecture, and dialect.

Etymology

From French aux arcs (literally “at the arches”), in reference to natural bridge formations in the area, or aux Arcs, a clipping of aux Arcansas (“among the Arkansas”), i.e. the Quapaw people.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: aux arcs

Inflected Forms

Ozarks (plural)

Derived Forms

Ozarker Ozarkian Ozarkite Ozarks

Phrases

Ozark bass Ozark cavefish Ozark County Ozark Highlands Ozark Mountains Ozark Plateau Ozark sundrops

Questions

How do you pronounce ozark?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊzɑː(ɹ)k/.
What does ozark mean?: A small city, the county seat of Dale County, Alabama, United States.
Where does ozark come from?: It is traced to French.

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