Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hood

/hʊd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.21 in modern English

Syllables
hood
IPA
/hʊd/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A covering for the head, usually attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.

noun

A covering for the head, usually attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.

noun

Particular parts of conveyances

British usage

noun

Particular parts of conveyances

Canadian usage; American usage

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Etymology

From Middle English hood, hod, from Old English hōd, from Proto-West Germanic *hōd, from Proto-Germanic *hōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kadʰ- (“to cover”). See also Saterland Frisian Houd (“hat; hood”), West Frisian and Dutch hoed (“hat”), Cimbrian huat, huut (“hat”), German Hut (“hat”), German Low German Hood (“hat; hood”), Luxembourgish Hutt (“hat”); also Proto-Iranian *xawdaH (“hat”) (Avestan 𐬑𐬂𐬛𐬀 (xåda), Old Persian 𐎧𐎢𐎭 (x-u-d /⁠xaudā⁠/)). More at hat.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: hood, hōd, *hōd, *hōdaz, *kadʰ-, -

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /hʊd/
  • British English: /hʊd/

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Questions

How do you pronounce hood?
The recorded pronunciation is /hʊd/.
What does hood mean?
A covering for the head, usually attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.
Where does hood come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce hood

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