snakehead

snake·head

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sneyk-hed]
- /ˈsneɪkˌhɛd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sneyk-hed]
- /ˈsneɪkˌhɛd/

Definitions of snakehead word

noun snakehead checkered lily. 1
noun snakehead a Chinese criminal involved in the illegal transport of Chinese citizens to other parts of the world 0
noun snakehead turtlehead 0

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Origin of snakehead

First appearance:

before 1775

One of the 45% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1775-85; snake + head

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Parts of speech for Snakehead

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Snakehead

snakehead popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

snakehead usage trend in Literature

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