Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pariah dog

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: pari-ah -dog
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ellipsis of Indian pariah dog, a breed indigenous to India.

noun

Synonym of pye-dog: a half-wild stray dog, particularly in Indian contexts.

Inflected Forms

pariah dogs (plural) pariah (alternative)

Phrases

Indian pariah dog

Synonyms

pye-dog pie-dog

Questions

What does pariah dog mean?: Ellipsis of Indian pariah dog, a breed indigenous to India.

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