Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

twaite

/tweɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: twaite
IPA: /tweɪt/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fish, the twaite shad, Alosa fallax

Etymology

Uncertain. First known reference is from 1609.

Inflected Forms

twaites (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce twaite?: The recorded pronunciation is /tweɪt/.
What does twaite mean?: A fish, the twaite shad, Alosa fallax
Where does twaite come from?: Uncertain. First known reference is from 1609.

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