Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

punxsutawney

/ˌpʌŋksəˈtɔːni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: punx-sutawney
IPA: /ˌpʌŋksəˈtɔːni/

27

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A borough southern Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States, known for its annual Groundhog Day celebration.

Example Sentences

"Many sources claim that the original Groundhog Day took place in 1887, when residents of Punxsutawney set out to Gobbler’s Knob, known as Phil’s “official” home, but the first piece of evidence Yoder found of townspeople trusting a groundhog for the weather, a diary entry, was dated 1840."

Etymology

Borrowed from Unami Punkwsutènay (literally “mosquito town”).

Questions

How do you pronounce punxsutawney?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpʌŋksəˈtɔːni/.
What does punxsutawney mean?: A borough southern Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States, known for its annual Groundhog Day celebration.
Where does punxsutawney come from?: Borrowed from Unami Punkwsutènay (literally “mosquito town”).

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