Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eye-tie

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables
eye--tie
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Italian person; the Italian language.

Colloquial; Derogatory

Etymology

Imitation of the Italian-American-accented I and T.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Eye-ties (plural) Eye-tye (alternative)

Questions

What does eye-tie mean?
An Italian person; the Italian language.
Where does eye-tie come from?
Imitation of the Italian-American-accented I and T.

How to pronounce eye-tie

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