Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waag

/wɑɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: waag
IPA: /wɑɡ/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The grivet (an African monkey) - Chlorocebus aethiops.

Etymology

Ultimately from Tigrinya ወዓግ (wäʿag).

Word Breakdown

Root: ወዓግ

Inflected Forms

waags (plural)

Synonyms

grivet tota

Rhymes With

fog frog og prague hog bog jog hogg smog clog slog rog

Questions

How do you pronounce waag?: The recorded pronunciation is /wɑɡ/.
What does waag mean?: The grivet (an African monkey) - Chlorocebus aethiops.
Where does waag come from?: Ultimately from Tigrinya ወዓግ (wäʿag).

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