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- [muhs-kwosh]
- /ˈmʌs kwɒʃ/
- /ˈmʌskwɔʃ/
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- [muhs-kwosh]
- /ˈmʌs kwɒʃ/
Definitions of musquash word
- noun musquash Chiefly British. the fur of the muskrat. 1
- noun musquash The fur of the muskrat. 1
- noun musquash another name for muskrat, used esp to refer to its fur 0
- noun musquash any of a genus (Ondatra) of muskrats of N North America having rudderlike tails that are flat from top to bottom 0
- noun musquash the fur of the muskrat 0
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Origin of musquash
First appearance:
before 1770 One of the 46% newest English words
1770-80, Americanism; < Massachusett cognate of Western Abenaki mòskwas (perhaps equivalent to Proto-Algonquian *mo·ŝk- bobbing above the surface of the water + *-exkwe· head + derivational elements, i.e., the one whose head bobs above the water)
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Parts of speech for Musquash
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musquash popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% 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.
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