Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grubhouse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: grub-house
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A separate building or tent in a camp or other complex set aside for preparing and/or eating food.

noun

Slang

noun

Etymology

From grub (“food”) + house.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Grubenhaus

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

grubhouses (plural)

Synonyms

sunken featured building SFB

Questions

What does grubhouse mean?: A separate building or tent in a camp or other complex set aside for preparing and/or eating food.
Where does grubhouse come from?: It is traced to German.

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