pipile

Questions about pipile

What does pipile mean?

pipile means "genus of large crested guans (the piping guans)".

How many syllables are in pipile?

pipile has 3 syllables and divides as pi-pi-le under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for pipile?

Close synonyms include genus Pipile. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pipile a common word?

pipile is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.