guinea hen

Guin·ea hen

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gin-ee hen]
- /ˈgɪn i hɛn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gin-ee hen]
- /ˈgɪn i hɛn/

Definitions of guinea hen words

noun guinea hen the female of the guinea fowl. 1
noun guinea hen any member of the guinea fowl family. 1
noun guinea hen a guinea fowl, esp a female 0
noun guinea hen a female guinea fowl 0
noun guinea hen any guinea fowl 0

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Origin of guinea hen

First appearance:

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

First recorded in 1570-80

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Parts of speech for Guinea hen

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Guinea hen

guinea hen popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% 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.

guinea hen usage trend in Literature

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