Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

powan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: powan
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Coregonus clupeoides, a species of freshwater whitefish endemic to Loch Lomond in Scotland.

Etymology

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic pollan. Doublet of pollan.

Inflected Forms

powans (plural)

Questions

What does powan mean?: Coregonus clupeoides, a species of freshwater whitefish endemic to Loch Lomond in Scotland.
Where does powan come from?: Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic pollan. Doublet of pollan.

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