mulligatawny
/mʌlɪɡəˈtɔːni/noun
mulligatawny is spelled M-U-L-L-I-G-A-T-A-W-N-Y: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mulligatawny means “An Indian soup having a meat base and curry seasoning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mulligatawny is mulligatawnies.
How many letters and syllables are in mulligatawny?
| Letters | 12: M-U-L-L-I-G-A-T-A-W-N-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is mulligatawny?
Mulligatawny appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce mulligatawny?
- /mʌlɪɡəˈtɔːni/
Mulligatawny has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-mulligatawny.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mulligatawny
- mulligatawnies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mulligatawny mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An Indian soup having a meat base and curry seasoning.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mulligatawny come from?
Borrowed from Tamil மிளகுத்தண்ணீர் (miḷakuttaṇṇīr, literally “pepper water”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).