Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tobacco dove

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: to-bac-co -dove
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A common ground dove (Columbina passerina).

Example Sentences

"For quotations using this term, see Citations:tobacco dove."

Etymology

Because it often nests near tobacco fields.

Inflected Forms

tobacco doves (plural)

Synonyms

moaning dove

Questions

What does tobacco dove mean?: A common ground dove (Columbina passerina).
Where does tobacco dove come from?: Because it often nests near tobacco fields.

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