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turpin

/tˈɝpɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
turpin
IPA
/tˈɝpɪn/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any terrestrial tortoise.

Obsolete

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in King William County, Virginia, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old French [Term?], of Germanic origin: Tur (“god or divine”) + pin (“evergreen tree”).

Origin

Usage

Inflected Forms

turpins (plural)

Derived Forms

Turpinesque Turpinian

Questions

How do you pronounce turpin?
The recorded pronunciation is /tˈɝpɪn/.
What does turpin mean?
Any terrestrial tortoise.
Where does turpin come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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