Meaning

2 senses
  1. The toponym of a mountain.

  2. A phrase or sentence that sounds the same as another phrase or sentence.

Translations

1 languages

Origin

From oro- (“of mountains”) + -onym. The coinage of this word is usually attributed to Gyl

From oro- (“of mountains”) + -onym.

The coinage of this word is usually attributed to Gyles Brandreth (see quotation below). The etymology is unexplained, but perhaps from or + -onym.

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Forms

plural: oronyms
Singularoronym
Pluraloronyms

regular

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
oronym — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto