Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

red lion

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables
red lion
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The puma.

Canadian usage; American usage

name

A locality in the Shire of Central Goldfields, central Victoria, Australia

name

Any of many roadhouses or public houses, past or present, in Anglophone countries; calques exist in other lands and languages as well.

Etymology

By proprialization from red lion. The pub names reflect the heraldic use of a red lion as a symbol for royalty, nobles, valour, and so on.

Usage

Inflected Forms

red lions (plural)

Questions

What does red lion mean?
The puma.
Where does red lion come from?
By proprialization from red lion. The pub names reflect the heraldic use of a red lion as a symbol for royalty, nobles, valour, and so on.

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