Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oshawa

/ˈɒʃəwə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables
os-hawa
IPA
/ˈɒʃəwə/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.

name

An unincorporated community in Bull Moose Township and Deerfield Township, Cass County, Minnesota, United States.

name

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Nicollet County, Minnesota, named after Oshawa, Ontario.

Etymology

From Ojibwe aazhaway.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

Oshawan

Rhymes With

okinawa kagawa ozawa kurosawa hasegawa kanazawa nakagawa kawa mahwah hosokawa furukawa yoshikawa

Questions

How do you pronounce oshawa?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɒʃəwə/.
What does oshawa mean?
A city in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
Where does oshawa come from?
From Ojibwe aazhaway.

How to pronounce oshawa

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈɒʃəwə/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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