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garrot

/ˈɡæɹət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gar-rot
IPA
/ˈɡæɹət/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stick or small wooden cylinder used for tightening a bandage, in order to compress the arteries of a limb.

noun

An Antiguan.

Derogatory

verb

Alternative form of garrote.

noun

A seaduck of the genus Bucephala; a goldeneye.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French garrot. Doublet of garrote.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

garrots (plural) garrots (present, singular) garroting (participle, present) garroted (participle, past) garroted (past)

Rhymes With

carrot parrot carat claret caret

Questions

How do you pronounce garrot?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡæɹət/.
What does garrot mean?
A stick or small wooden cylinder used for tightening a bandage, in order to compress the arteries of a limb.
Where does garrot come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce garrot

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