hippophagy

hip·poph·a·gy

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hi-pof-uh-jee]
- /hɪˈpɒf ə dʒi/
- /hˈɪpəfˌadʒi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hi-pof-uh-jee]
- /hɪˈpɒf ə dʒi/

Definitions of hippophagy word

noun hippophagy the practice of eating horseflesh. 1
noun hippophagy The eating of horsemeat. 1
noun hippophagy the practice of eating horse meat 0

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Origin of hippophagy

First appearance:

before 1820

One of the 38% newest English words

First recorded in 1820-30; hippo- + -phagy

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Parts of speech for Hippophagy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hippophagy

hippophagy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% 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.

hippophagy usage trend in Literature

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