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shamrock

/ˈʃæm.ɹɑk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
sham-rock
IPA
/ˈʃæm.ɹɑk/
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The trefoil leaf of any small clover, especially Trifolium repens, or such a leaf from a clover-like plant, commonly used as a symbol of Ireland.

noun

Any of several species of small clover-like plant species, with trefoil leaves, especially Trifolium repens.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Irish seamróg, from Old Irish semróc, diminutive of semar, semair (“clover”), from Proto-Celtic *semarā, *semaris (compare Gaulish uisumaris (“clover”)), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *semh₁r-, *smeh₁r-. Related to Old Norse smári (“clover”) and possibly Georgian სამყურა (samq̇ura, “clover”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: seamróg, semróc, *semarā, *semh₁r-

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈʃæm.ɹɑk/
  • British English: /ˈʃæm.ɹɒk/

Inflected Forms

shamrocks (plural)

Derived Forms

shamrockery shamrocklike shamrocky

Phrases

wet the shamrock four-leaf clover

Frequently Paired Words

four-leaf clover

Synonyms

trefoil clover hop clover lesser yellow trefoil trifolium dubium white clover dutch clover trifolium repens

Rhymes With

glam rock zamrock

Questions

How do you pronounce shamrock?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃæm.ɹɑk/.
What does shamrock mean?
The trefoil leaf of any small clover, especially Trifolium repens, or such a leaf from a clover-like plant, commonly used as a symbol of Ireland.
Where does shamrock come from?
It is traced to Irish.

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