Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rockahominy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rock-a-hominy
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Parched cornmeal.

American usage; Uncountable

Etymology

From Powhatan ("Virginia Algonquian") rokohamin (“parched, ground corn”), listed in William Strachey's vocabulary of Powhatan. Compare hominy.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

American usage
Uncountable

Questions

What does rockahominy mean?: Parched cornmeal.
Where does rockahominy come from?: From Powhatan ("Virginia Algonquian") rokohamin (“parched, ground corn”), listed in William Strachey's vocabulary of Powhatan. Compare hominy.

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