Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

signifying monkey

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables: sig-ni-fy-ing -mon-key
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A monkey character in African-American folklore, derived from the trickster figure of Yoruba mythology, Esu Elegbara.

Inflected Forms

signifying monkeys (plural)

Questions

What does signifying monkey mean?: A monkey character in African-American folklore, derived from the trickster figure of Yoruba mythology, Esu Elegbara.

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