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- [boo-boo k, -book]
- /ˈbu bʊk, -buk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [boo-boo k, -book]
- /ˈbu bʊk, -buk/
Definitions of boobook word
- noun boobook a small spotted brown Australian owl, Ninox boobook 3
- noun boobook a small, reddish-brown spotted owl, Ninox boobook, native to Australia and New Zealand. 1
- noun boobook Any of various owls of Asia and Australasia of the genus Ninox. 0
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Origin of boobook
First appearance:
before 1795 One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1795-1805, boobook is from the Dharuk word bokbok (imitative)
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Parts of speech for Boobook
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
boobook popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.