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pulaski

/pʊˈlæski/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
pu-las-ki
IPA
/pʊˈlæski/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A double-ended fire-fighting tool, usually long-handled, and having an ax-blade on one side and a mattock-blade on the other.

name

A surname from Polish.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city, the county seat of Giles County, Tennessee, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town, the county seat of Pulaski County, Virginia, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Named from Edward C. Pulaski (1866-1931), the American ranger who designed it.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

pulaskis (plural)

Phrases

Pulaski County

Rhymes With

gaskey

Questions

How do you pronounce pulaski?
The recorded pronunciation is /pʊˈlæski/.
What does pulaski mean?
A double-ended fire-fighting tool, usually long-handled, and having an ax-blade on one side and a mattock-blade on the other.
Where does pulaski come from?
It is traced to Polish.

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