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vinegaroon

/ˌvɪnəɡəˈruːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vine-ga-roon
IPA
/ˌvɪnəɡəˈruːn/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A whip scorpion (arachnid of order Thelyphonida), which when threatened may eject a liquid containing acetic acid.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vinagrón, from vinagre (“vinegar”) + -ón (augmentative suffix). Influenced by vinegar.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

vinegaroons (plural) vinagron (alternative) vinegarroon (alternative) vinegerone (alternative)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce vinegaroon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌvɪnəɡəˈruːn/.
What does vinegaroon mean?
A whip scorpion (arachnid of order Thelyphonida), which when threatened may eject a liquid containing acetic acid.
Where does vinegaroon come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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