Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

puggy

/ˈpʌɡi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
pug-gy
IPA
/ˈpʌɡi/
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a pug dog.

adj

sticky, claylike

Australian usage; New Zealand usage

noun

Alternative form of pagi (“Indian tracker”).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From pug + -y.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

puggier (comparative) puggiest (superlative) puggies (plural)

Derived Forms

pugginess

Synonyms

claggy tenacious

Rhymes With

buggy moon buggy dougie muggy druggie huggy druggy sluggy bluggy vuggy ruggy fuggy

Questions

How do you pronounce puggy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpʌɡi/.
What does puggy mean?
Resembling or characteristic of a pug dog.
Where does puggy come from?
From pug + -y.

How to pronounce puggy

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