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puy

/pwiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables
puy
IPA
/pwiː/
8
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several cone-shaped hills in the Auvergne, France that are the remains of extinct volcanos.

noun

Any similar conical structure of volcanic material.

Etymology

Borrowed from French puy. Doublet of podium.

Inflected Forms

puys (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce puy?
The recorded pronunciation is /pwiː/.
What does puy mean?
Any of several cone-shaped hills in the Auvergne, France that are the remains of extinct volcanos.
Where does puy come from?
Borrowed from French puy. Doublet of podium.

How to pronounce puy

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