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snowcap

/ˈsnoʊˌkæp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
snow-cap
IPA
/ˈsnoʊˌkæp/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A layer of snow covering a mountain top.

noun

A small hummingbird, Microchera albocoronata, which is a resident breeder in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and western Panama.

Etymology

From snow + cap.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsnoʊˌkæp/

Inflected Forms

snowcaps (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce snowcap?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsnoʊˌkæp/.
What does snowcap mean?
A layer of snow covering a mountain top.
Where does snowcap come from?
From snow + cap.

How to pronounce snowcap

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