Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hwacha

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hwacha
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mid-16th-century Korean weapon that launched a barrage of rockets or arrows at enemies using gunpowder.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 화차(火車) (hwacha).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 화차(火車)

Inflected Forms

hwachas (plural)

Synonyms

fire cart

Questions

What does hwacha mean?
A mid-16th-century Korean weapon that launched a barrage of rockets or arrows at enemies using gunpowder.
Where does hwacha come from?
It is traced to Korean.

How to pronounce hwacha

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