Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tammy

/ˈtami/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables
tam-my
IPA
/ˈtami/
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed, used for curtains, sieves, strainers, etc.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of tamis (“culinary strainer”).

Archaic

verb

To strain through a tammy.

Transitive verb

noun

A tam o’shanter hat.

name

A female given name popular in the 1960s and the 1970s.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Uncertain; compare obsolete French tamise (but if there was borrowing, it is unclear in which direction).

Origin

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Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈtami/

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Questions

How do you pronounce tammy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtami/.
What does tammy mean?
A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed, used for curtains, sieves, strainers, etc.
Where does tammy come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce tammy

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