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pekan

pek·an
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pek-uh n]
    • /ˈpɛk ən/
    • /pekan/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pek-uh n]
    • /ˈpɛk ən/

Definitions of pekan word

  • noun pekan the fisher, Martes pennanti. 1
  • noun pekan fisher (sense 2) 0

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Origin of pekan

First appearance:

before 1710
One of the 50% oldest English words
1710-20, Americanism; < Canadian French pécan, pécant, pékan < Eastern Abenaki (French spelling) pékané

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Pekan

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pekan popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% 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.

pekan usage trend in Literature

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