Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chrain

/xɹeɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chrain
IPA: /xɹeɪn/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A relish in Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine, consisting of grated horseradish, vinegar, sugar, salt, and optionally beetroot.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Yiddish כריין (khreyn), in turn from a Slavic source, probably Russian хре́н (xrén, “horseradish”).

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: כריין, -, хре́н

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

chrein (alternative) chrayne (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce chrain?: The recorded pronunciation is /xɹeɪn/.
What does chrain mean?: A relish in Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine, consisting of grated horseradish, vinegar, sugar, salt, and optionally beetroot.
Where does chrain come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

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