Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hooshta

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hoosh-ta
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

A call made to a camel to direct it to stand, sit, go, etc.

Example Sentences

"As a rule the temper of a camel is very good; the driver guiding it by ropes fixed by string to a stud, very similar in every way to a collar stud, which is put through the nostril of the beast, and a tug at this, with an accompanying word of command, such as "Hooshta," when it is wanted to lie down, is generally sufficient inducement to make it do what it is told."
"Some day a solitary prospector will say "Hooshtah" to his camel, and, on the intelligent beast kneeling down, will dismount, and prepare to camp."

Inflected Forms

hooshtah (alternative)

Questions

What does hooshta mean?: A call made to a camel to direct it to stand, sit, go, etc.

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