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ronquil

ron·quil
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rong-kil]
    • /ˈrɒŋ kɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rong-kil]
    • /ˈrɒŋ kɪl/

Definition of ronquil word

  • noun ronquil any of several percoid fishes of the family Bathymasteridae, ranging along the Pacific coast of North America. 1

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Origin of ronquil

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
1880-85, Americanism; < American Spanish ronquillo, diminutive of ronco ronco

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Parts of speech for Ronquil

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ronquil popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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