Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roughy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables
roughy
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fish in family Trachichthyidae

noun

A fish in family Trachichthyidae

Australian usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From rough + -y.

Usage

Inflected Forms

roughies (plural) roughie (alternative)

Synonyms

slimehead redfish

Rhymes With

fluffy buffy duffy puffy stuffy scruffy huffy snuffy muffy toughie mcguffey cuffee

Questions

What does roughy mean?
A fish in family Trachichthyidae
Where does roughy come from?
From rough + -y.

How to pronounce roughy

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