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quoddy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables
quod-dy
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Herring, especially if caught and cured (or smoked) near any of the various northeastern American places named Quoddy or Passamquoddy.

American usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the placenames, which are named for the tribe; the tribe's name is an Anglicization of their autonym, and the word is thus ultimately from Malecite-Passamaquoddy.

Usage

Inflected Forms

quoddies (plural)

Questions

What does quoddy mean?
Herring, especially if caught and cured (or smoked) near any of the various northeastern American places named Quoddy or Passamquoddy.
Where does quoddy come from?
From the placenames, which are named for the tribe; the tribe's name is an Anglicization of their autonym, and the word is thus ultimately from Malecite-Passamaquoddy.

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