Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gitche gumee

/ˌɡɪ.t͡ʃɪ ˈɡʌ.mi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gitche gumee
IPA: /ˌɡɪ.t͡ʃɪ ˈɡʌ.mi/

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"But this presents no difficulty to “Gitche Gumee,” for the German weather forecasts could easily enable the force to choose a period of calm or of favourable winds."
"1974-05-27, Sports Illustrated, https://www.si.com/vault/1974/05/27/614719/off-the-shores-of-gitche-gumee OFF THE SHORES OF GITCHE GUMEE (article title)"
"The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down / Of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee."
"The Race to Lake Gitche Gumee Begins"
"Perhaps the most well known is Gitche Gumee. Long before settlers arrived in Keweenaw County, the Ojibwa gave the great lake this name, translating to “big water.”"

Etymology

Borrowed from Ojibwe gichigami (“big lake; a Great Lake; Lake Superior”).

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

Gichigami (alternative) Gichi Gami (alternative) Kitchi Gami (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce gitche gumee?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɡɪ.t͡ʃɪ ˈɡʌ.mi/.
What does gitche gumee mean?: Lake Superior.
Where does gitche gumee come from?: Borrowed from Ojibwe gichigami (“big lake; a Great Lake; Lake Superior”).

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