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peahen

pea·hen
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pee-hen]
    • /ˈpiˌhɛn/
    • /ˈpiː.hen/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pee-hen]
    • /ˈpiˌhɛn/

Definitions of peahen word

  • noun peahen the female peafowl. 1
  • noun peahen a female peafowl 0

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Origin of peahen

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
First recorded in 1375-1425, peahen is from the late Middle English word pehenne. See peacock, hen

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Parts of speech for Peahen

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

peahen popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

peahen usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with peahen

  • what is a peahen?

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