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musquash

mus·quash
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [muhs-kwosh]
    • /ˈmʌs kwɒʃ/
    • /ˈmʌskwɔʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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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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