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portuguese water dog

/ˌpɔɹtʃəɡiːz ˈwɔtɚ dɔɡ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables
por-tugue-se wa-ter -dog
IPA
/ˌpɔɹtʃəɡiːz ˈwɔtɚ dɔɡ/
26
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A water spaniel breed of gun dog originating in Portugal.

Etymology

From Portuguese + water dog.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌpɔɹtʃəɡiːz ˈwɔtɚ dɔɡ/
  • British English: /ˌpɔːtʃəɡiːz ˈwɔːtə dɒɡ/

Inflected Forms

Portuguese Water Dogs (plural)

Synonyms

Portie PWD

Questions

How do you pronounce portuguese water dog?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɔɹtʃəɡiːz ˈwɔtɚ dɔɡ/.
What does portuguese water dog mean?
A water spaniel breed of gun dog originating in Portugal.
Where does portuguese water dog come from?
From Portuguese + water dog.

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