river horse

riv·er horse

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [riv-er hawrs]
- /ˈrɪv ər hɔrs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [riv-er hawrs]
- /ˈrɪv ər hɔrs/

Definitions of river horse words

noun river horse a hippopotamus. 1
noun river horse hippopotamus 0

See all 2 definitions of river horse

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Origin of river horse

First appearance:

before 1595

One of the 38% oldest English words

First recorded in 1595-1605

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for River horse

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of River horse

river horse popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% 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.

river horse usage trend in Literature

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