Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nassau

/ˈnæsɔː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables
nas-sau
IPA
/ˈnæsɔː/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of the Bahamas.

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The capital city of the Bahamas.

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noun

A wager consisting essentially of three separate bets, for the best score on each of the front nine (holes 1–9), back nine (holes 10–18), and total 18 holes.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Nassau, from German nass (“wet”). The Bahamian city is named after the German one.

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Questions

How do you pronounce nassau?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnæsɔː/.
What does nassau mean?
A city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Where does nassau come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce nassau

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