Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scuppaug

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scup-paug
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fish: the scup.

Etymology

From the Narragansett term mishcùppaûog, actually a plural, the singular being mishcùp(p), whence mishcup. Compare scup, paugie.

Inflected Forms

scuppaugs (plural)

Questions

What does scuppaug mean?: A fish: the scup.
Where does scuppaug come from?: From the Narragansett term mishcùppaûog, actually a plural, the singular being mishcùp(p), whence mishcup. Compare scup, paugie.

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