Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snowshoe

/ˈsnoʊʃu/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables
snow-shoe
IPA
/ˈsnoʊʃu/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flat item of footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow.

noun

Synonym of mukluk

verb

To travel using snowshoes.

Intransitive verb

noun

A domestic cat of a particular breed with a light body and darker ears, face, legs, and tail.

Etymology

From snow + shoe.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsnoʊʃu/

Usage

Inflected Forms

snowshoes (plural) snow shoe (alternative) snowshoes (present, singular) snowshoeing (participle, present) snowshoed (participle, past) snowshoed (past)

Derived Forms

Snowshoe snowshoed snowshoeing snowshoer

Phrases

Snow Shoe snowshoe evil snowshoe foot snowshoe hammer snowshoe hare snowshoe rabbit snowshoe spam

Synonyms

mukluk web

Questions

How do you pronounce snowshoe?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsnoʊʃu/.
What does snowshoe mean?
A flat item of footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow.
Where does snowshoe come from?
From snow + shoe.

How to pronounce snowshoe

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