Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pookaun

/ˈpuˌkɔn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pookaun
IPA: /ˈpuˌkɔn/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of small fishing boat from the region of Galway in Ireland.

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish púcán (“fishing-smack”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpuˌkɔn/
British English: /ˈpuːkɔːn/

Inflected Forms

pookauns (plural) pookawn (alternative) pookhaun (alternative) pucan (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce pookaun?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpuˌkɔn/.
What does pookaun mean?: A kind of small fishing boat from the region of Galway in Ireland.
Where does pookaun come from?: Borrowed from Irish púcán (“fishing-smack”).

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