Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petoskey

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: petoskey
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city and coastal resort, the county seat of Emmet County, Michigan, United States.

Etymology

From Ottawa biidaasige (“light that is coming”), from Chief Ignatius Petoskey.

Word Breakdown

Root: biidaasige

Phrases

Petoskey stone

Questions

What does petoskey mean?: A city and coastal resort, the county seat of Emmet County, Michigan, United States.
Where does petoskey come from?: From Ottawa biidaasige (“light that is coming”), from Chief Ignatius Petoskey.

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