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8 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun small Eurasian teal
originFrom the Italian/Lombard language word gargenei, variant of garganello, by dissimilation of earlier *gargalella, diminutive of *gargala, ultimately from Late Latin gargala (“tracheal artery”), from the root *garg (“throat”), imitative of gargling, see also Ancient Greek γαργαρεών (gargareṓn, “uvula, trachea”). The English usage owes its origins to Conrad Gesner, who used the Italian name in the…
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Words from these letters
- anergy 10
- angary 10
- aggry 10
- naggy 10
- raggy 10
- angry 9
- gayer 9
- rangy 9
- yager 9
- eggy 9
- yegg 9
- ganger 8