Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poes

/pus/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: poes
IPA: /pus/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The female genitalia.

Slang

noun

A disliked person.

Derogatory; Slang

name

noun

Etymology

From Afrikaans poes (“vagina”), from Dutch poes (“cat, female cat, vagina”). Doublet of puss.

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: poes

Usage

Inflected Forms

puss (alternative)

Homonyms

pous

Questions

How do you pronounce poes?: The recorded pronunciation is /pus/.
What does poes mean?: The female genitalia.
Where does poes come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

How to pronounce poes

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