Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tanguay

/tˈænɡeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
tan-guay
IPA
/tˈænɡeɪ/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from French

Etymology

From French Tanguay.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Tanguay, tangway

Inflected Forms

Tanguays (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce tanguay?
The recorded pronunciation is /tˈænɡeɪ/.
What does tanguay mean?
A surname from French
Where does tanguay come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce tanguay

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