moccasin
nounHow many syllables in moccasin?
There are 3 syllables in the word moccasin.How to pronounce moccasin:
Definition of moccasin:
- moccasin (noun):
- soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans.
- a soft leather heelless shoe or boot with the sole brought up the sides of the foot and over the toes where it is joined with a puckered seam to a u-shaped piece lying on top of the foot
Synonyms for moccasin:
adder
anaconda
asp
black racer
blacksnake
blue racer
boa
bull snake
bushmaster
chicken snake
cobra
constrictor
copperhead
coral snake
cottonmouth moccasin
diamondback rattlesnake
fer-de-lance
garter snake
gopher snake
green snake
hognose snake
horned viper
indigo snake
king cobra
king snake
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