Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

croquet

/kɹoʊˈkeɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: cro-quet
IPA: /kɹoʊˈkeɪ/

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A game played on a lawn, in which players use mallets to drive balls through hoops (wickets).

Uncountable

noun

A shot in this game in which the striker's ball and another ball are moved by hitting the striker's ball when they have been placed in contact following a roquet.

Countable

verb

To play a shot in the game of croquet in which the striker's ball and another ball are moved by hitting the striker's ball when they have been placed in contact following a roquet.

Transitive verb

noun

Alternative spelling of croquette.

Countable

Etymology

Borrowed from Norman croquet (“hook”), from Old Northern French croquet. Doublet of crochet, crocket, and crotchet.

Word Breakdown

Root: croquet

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kɹoʊˈkeɪ/
British English: /ˈkɹəʊkeɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

croquets (plural) croquets (present, singular) croqueting (participle, present) croqueted (participle, past) croqueted (past)

Derived Forms

croqueter croquetlike roque

Phrases

association croquet croquet mallet golf croquet

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce croquet?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɹoʊˈkeɪ/.
What does croquet mean?: A game played on a lawn, in which players use mallets to drive balls through hoops (wickets).
Where does croquet come from?: Borrowed from Norman croquet (“hook”), from Old Northern French croquet. Doublet of crochet, crocket, and crotchet.

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