Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kast

/kæst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables: kast
IPA: /kæst/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of traditional cupboard produced by Dutch settlers in New York and New Jersey in the 18th and 19th centuries

name

A surname from German.

Example Sentences

"At Clifford A. Wallach tramp art rules absolutely, most unusually in a large cupboard that has the mass of a Dutch kast armoire and is painted light green."
"The exhibition includes the kinds of Dutch furnishings that might have been found in 17th- century estates: pewter plates, silver bowls, brass candlesticks, Dutch tiles, Bible boxes, Delft jars and Dutch cupboards, called kasts."

Etymology

From Dutch kast, from Middle Dutch caste (“chest”), from Old Dutch *casto (“chest, reservoir”), from Proto-West Germanic *kastō.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: kast, caste, *casto, *kastō, -

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kæst/
British English: /kæst/

Inflected Forms

kasts (plural) kasten (plural)

Homonyms

cast caste

Rhymes With

last past fast passed cast vast blast surpassed caste harassed mast classed

Questions

How do you pronounce kast?: The recorded pronunciation is /kæst/.
What does kast mean?: A type of traditional cupboard produced by Dutch settlers in New York and New Jersey in the 18th and 19th centuries
Where does kast come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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