Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

white tongue

/waɪt.tʌŋɡ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables: white -tongue
IPA: /waɪt.tʌŋɡ/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A disease in which the tongue becomes pale due to dehydration, smoking, or alcohol consumption.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The tongue may be involved in various types of stomatitis, such as leucoplakia, geographic tongue, black tongue, white tongue, mercurialism, phenolphthalein, angioneurotic edema, […]"

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce white tongue?: The recorded pronunciation is /waɪt.tʌŋɡ/.
What does white tongue mean?: A disease in which the tongue becomes pale due to dehydration, smoking, or alcohol consumption.

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