Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peckawood

/ˈpɛkəwʊd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: peck-a-wood
IPA: /ˈpɛkəwʊd/

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pronunciation spelling of peckerwood (“white person”).

Example Sentences

"For example we have words like ofay, pink, fade, space, Mr. Charlie, cracker, peckawood, hoojah, and so on—nice words and bitter."
"That was funny, because I know that peckawood didn't know what a cur was."
"All she heard about wuz how dey'd be kickin' a nigguh's ass ... an' dey kicked a many nigguh's ass baw, ... peckawoods, too!"

Etymology

From its non-rhotic pronunciation.

Inflected Forms

peckawoods (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce peckawood?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛkəwʊd/.
What does peckawood mean?: Pronunciation spelling of peckerwood (“white person”).
Where does peckawood come from?: From its non-rhotic pronunciation.

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