Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tawn

/tɔn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: tawn
IPA: /tɔn/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To tan, make tawny.

Transitive verb

noun

A tan.

name

Hamilton (the capital city of Bermuda).

Colloquial; Uncountable

noun

Pronunciation spelling of town.

Countable

Example Sentences

"In the complexion of a third still lingers a tropic tawn, but slightly bleached withal; HE doubtless has tarried whole weeks ashore."
"12:30pm: Went tahn to get some greeze. Parked opposite de lye-berry."

Etymology

Alteration of tan, influenced by tawny.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /tɔn/
British English: /tɔːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

tawns (present, singular) tawning (participle, present) tawned (participle, past) tawned (past) tawns (plural) tahn (alternative)

Homonyms

torn (non-rhotic, horse–hoarse merger)

Rhymes With

on gone drawn sean dawn new dawn lawn withdrawn shawn shaun pawn vaughan

Questions

How do you pronounce tawn?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɔn/.
What does tawn mean?: To tan, make tawny.
Where does tawn come from?: Alteration of tan, influenced by tawny.

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