angus

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈæŋ.ɡəs/(UK)

Definition of angus

8 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly Scottish usage.
    “Angus was a great enlargement of experience for me, because he illustrated how haphazardly Fate attributes names to her unoffending children. Angus McGubbin: a Scots giant, red-haired and scowling - wouldn't you think so?”
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name

  1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly Scottish usage.
    “Angus was a great enlargement of experience for me, because he illustrated how haphazardly Fate attributes names to her unoffending children. Angus McGubbin: a Scots giant, red-haired and scowling - wouldn't you think so?”
  2. A surname.
  3. A former county of Scotland, which became a local government district in 1975 in Tayside Region (abolished 1996).
  4. A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996.
  5. A suburb of Sydney in the Blacktown council area, New South Wales, Australia.
  6. A black, hornless breed of beef cattle, originally from Scotland.
  7. A nickname for the 0-8-8-0 train configuration.

noun

  1. (form-of, plural)plural of angu

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Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Aonghas, perhaps literally "one choice".

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