Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blackeye

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.32 in modern English

Syllables: black-eye
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A drink of coffee with two shots of espresso added.

noun

A black-eyed species of white-eye, Zosterops emiliae (syn. Chlorocharis emiliae, mountain blackeye, olive blackeye).

Etymology

From black + eye.

Inflected Forms

blackeyes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

red-eye

Questions

What does blackeye mean?: A drink of coffee with two shots of espresso added.
Where does blackeye come from?: From black + eye.

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