black tongue

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blak tuhng]
- /blæk tʌŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blak tuhng]
- /blæk tʌŋ/

Definition of black tongue words

noun black tongue canine pellagra. 1

Just one definition for black tongue

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Origin of black tongue

First appearance:

before 1825

One of the 37% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1825-35; black + tongue

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Black tongue

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Black tongue

black tongue popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

black tongue usage trend in Literature

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