Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parka

/ˈpɑɹkə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables
par-ka
IPA
/ˈpɑɹkə/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A long jacket with a hood which protects the wearer against rain and wind.

Example Sentences

Etymology

1780, ultimately from Tundra Nenets парка (parka), via Aleut parka and Russian па́рка (párka). Perhaps from Proto-Uralic; see dialectal Finnish parka (“rag, swaddling clothes”), which may be a cognate from Proto-Uralic, or an early borrowing from another Uralic language.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: парка, parka, па́рка, -

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɑɹkə/
  • British English: /ˈpɑːkə/

Inflected Forms

parkas (plural) parkee (alternative) parki (alternative)

Derived Forms

parkaed

Phrases

packing parka parka squirrel snorkel parka

Frequently Paired Words

anorak windcheater

Synonyms

windbreaker windcheater anorak

Homonyms

Parker (non-rhotic)

Rhymes With

barca abarca petrarca lamarca markka

Questions

How do you pronounce parka?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɑɹkə/.
What does parka mean?
A long jacket with a hood which protects the wearer against rain and wind.
Where does parka come from?
It is traced to Russian.

How to pronounce parka

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