skinoe

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

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
11
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈskiˌnuː/

Definition of skinoe

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A small boat that is a cross between a jetski and a canoe.
    “In skinoe (ski + canoe), the word canoe functions as the semantic head, since skinoe is a type of canoe.”
    “For example, a dogbrella ‘an umbrella for a dog’ is a type of umbrella or a skinoe (based on ski and canoe) is a type of canoe. It is worth noting that some adjectives may also belong to this category, e.g. funtastic (fun + fantastic) ‘very enjoyable’.”
    “For instance, the endocentric blend skinoe, which results from the fusion of ski and canoe, is a hyponym of the second base word and the rightmost member functions as the head.”

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Etymology

Blend of ski + canoe.

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