Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shamoy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shamoy
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete spelling of chamois.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

verb

To prepare leather by working oil into the skin.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From a phonetic spelling of chamois, a word borrowed from French.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does shamoy mean?
Obsolete spelling of chamois.
Where does shamoy come from?
From a phonetic spelling of chamois, a word borrowed from French.

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