Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

liberty sausage

/ˌlɪb.əɹ.ti ˈsɔ.sɪd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: lib-er-ty sau-sage
IPA: /ˌlɪb.əɹ.ti ˈsɔ.sɪd͡ʒ/

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

American usage

Example Sentences

"Nearby, a boy in a tweed reefer sold frankfurters (though they couldn’t, of course, be called that any longer). “Liberty sausages!” cried the boy from his cart."

Etymology

Coined during wartime because of antipathy toward the Germans and their language; see liberty cabbage.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌlɪb.əɹ.ti ˈsɔ.sɪd͡ʒ/
British English: /ˌlɪb.ə.tiː ˈsɔː.sɪd͡ʒ/

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

liberty sausages (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce liberty sausage?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌlɪb.əɹ.ti ˈsɔ.sɪd͡ʒ/.
What does liberty sausage mean?: A frankfurter.
Where does liberty sausage come from?: Coined during wartime because of antipathy toward the Germans and their language; see liberty cabbage.

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