Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sweetwater

/swˈitwˌɑtɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
sweet-wa-ter
IPA
/swˈitwˌɑtɚ/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A variety of white grape, better known as Chasselas.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Water that still contains sucrose after filtration by a sugar cane refinery, usually one of the main by-products of a sugar cane refining process.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Neoclassical, in reference to the macroeconomics and economic departments near the Great Lakes.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of sweet water (“fresh water”).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From sweet + water.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Phrases

Sweetwater County Sweetwater River

Synonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce sweetwater?
The recorded pronunciation is /swˈitwˌɑtɚ/.
What does sweetwater mean?
A variety of white grape, better known as Chasselas.
Where does sweetwater come from?
From sweet + water.

How to pronounce sweetwater

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