tarquin

Questions about tarquin

What does tarquin mean?

tarquin means "according to legend, the seventh and last Etruscan king of Rome who was expelled for his cruelty (reigned from 534 to 510 BC)".

How many syllables are in tarquin?

tarquin has 2 syllables and divides as tarq-uin 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 tarquin?

Close synonyms include Tarquin the Proud, Tarquinius, Tarquinius Superbus, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus. 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 tarquin a common word?

tarquin 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.