onomatope
noun
onoma·tope
ˈänəməˌtōp,
ōˈnäm-
plural -s
: an onomatopoeic word
fondness of comic-strip artists for onomatopes
H. L. Mencken
H. L. Mencken
Word History
Etymology
irregular from onomatopoeia
- marsh fever
- marsh five-finger
- marsh fleabane
- marsh fleawort
- marsh foxtail
- marsh frog
- marsh gas
- marsh gentian
- marsh goose
- marsh grass
- marsh groundsel
- marsh hare
- marsh harrier
- marsh hawk
- marsh hen
- marsh holy-rose
- marsh holywort
- marsh horsetail
- marsh mallow
- marsh marigold
- marsh milkweed
- marsh owl
- marsh parsley
- marsh pea
- marsh peep