Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snakeskin

/ˈsneɪkˌskɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: snake-skin
IPA: /ˈsneɪkˌskɪn/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The skin of a snake

Uncountable

noun

The skin of a snake

Countable

adj

Made of snakeskin.

Example Sentences

"Sort of dago fellow; leads the orchestra down at the Winter Gardens ... You know the sort, all lah-di-dah and snakeskin shoes."

Etymology

From snake + skin.

Usage

Inflected Forms

snakeskins (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce snakeskin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsneɪkˌskɪn/.
What does snakeskin mean?: The skin of a snake
Where does snakeskin come from?: From snake + skin.

How to pronounce snakeskin

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