Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tarbogan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tar-bo-gan
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic form of toboggan.

Archaic

noun

A marmot.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Mongolian тарвага (tarvaga).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: тарвага

Usage

Inflected Forms

tarbogans (plural)

Questions

What does tarbogan mean?
Archaic form of toboggan.
Where does tarbogan come from?
From Mongolian тарвага (tarvaga).

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