pishogue

pi·shogue

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pi-shohg]
- /pɪˈʃoʊg/
- /pɪ.ˈʃəʊɡ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pi-shohg]
- /pɪˈʃoʊg/

Definitions of pishogue word

noun pishogue sorcery; witchcraft; black magic. 1
noun pishogue an evil spell; hex. 1
noun pishogue sorcery; witchcraft 0

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Origin of pishogue

First appearance:

before 1820

One of the 38% newest English words

First recorded in 1820-30, pishogue is from the Irish word piseog charm, spell

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Parts of speech for Pishogue

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pishogue

pishogue popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% 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.

pishogue usage trend in Literature

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