mcdonald
/məkˈdɑnəld/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Born poor in rural New Hampshire, Richard and Maurice (Mac) McDonald migrated to California in the late 1920's, equipped with high school diplomas and the desire to make $1 million before they reached 50. […] By 1954, the McDonalds had sold 21 franchises and opened nine outlets."
- "Over a life time the average American consumes more than 50 tons of food. For meat eaters this could include about 2,450 chickens, 118 turkeys, 33 pigs, and 12 cows. For many of us, this total could also include about 6,500 hot dogs, 20,000 M&M’s, 35,000 cookies, 70,000 cups of coffee and 1,800 McDonald meals."
- "Later that evening, Maia and I took a taxi downtown to the largest McDonald Restaurant in the world. […] We were told, and later witnessed long strands of cars pulling up to purchase already bagged McDonald meals from private entrepreneurs, long after the restaurant had closed."
- "I would always attempt to get some type of protein like a hamburger or chicken sandwich from McDonald’s. […] French fries is not a safe food for me because I would often choke on several fries causing me the need to purge- so, no McDonald meals."
Etymology
A common spelling variant of MacDonald, from Scottish Gaelic Mac Dhòmhnaill, equivalent to "son of Donald".
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /məkˈdɑnəld/
- British English: /məkˈdɒnəld/