Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perentie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-en-tie
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The largest Australian monitor lizard or goanna, Varanus giganteus.

Example Sentences

"Joshua stuck his tongue in and out like a lizard's and, twisting his fingers into claws, dug them crabwise into the sand to imitate the perenty’s walk."

Etymology

From Dieri pirrinthi (or other Karnic language).

Word Breakdown

Root: pirrinthi

Inflected Forms

perenties (plural) perenty (alternative)

Questions

What does perentie mean?: The largest Australian monitor lizard or goanna, Varanus giganteus.
Where does perentie come from?: From Dieri pirrinthi (or other Karnic language).

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