Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

penobscot

/pənˈɑbskɑt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables: penob-scot
IPA: /pənˈɑbskɑt/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of a sovereign people indigenous to what is now Maritime Canada and the northeastern United States, particularly Maine.

name

An extinct Abenaki (Algonquian) language, spoken in parts of the northeastern United States and in Quebec, related to Western Abenaki.

name

A town in Hancock County, Maine, United States.

Etymology

From Penobscot Pawanobskewi.

Inflected Forms

Penobscots (plural)

Derived Forms

penobsquisite

Phrases

Penobscot County South Penobscot

Synonyms

Eastern Abenaki Eastern Abnaki

Questions

How do you pronounce penobscot?: The recorded pronunciation is /pənˈɑbskɑt/.
What does penobscot mean?: One of a sovereign people indigenous to what is now Maritime Canada and the northeastern United States, particularly Maine.
Where does penobscot come from?: From Penobscot Pawanobskewi.

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