Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pawnee

/ˈpɔːniː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
pawnee
IPA
/ˈpɔːniː/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One or to whom a pledge is delivered as security one who takes anything in pawn.

name

A near-extinct language of North America.

Etymology

From pawn + -ee.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pawnees (plural) more Pawnee (comparative) most Pawnee (superlative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce pawnee?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɔːniː/.
What does pawnee mean?
One or to whom a pledge is delivered as security one who takes anything in pawn.
Where does pawnee come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce pawnee

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