Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ameche

/əmˈitʃi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: ameche
IPA: /əmˈitʃi/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

American usage; Dated; Slang

Example Sentences

"Tell the asshole to take the fuckin' cigar out of his mouth and get on the Ameche."
""Sweetheart, bring me the Ameche, please." His face had a foolish smile. Untangling the twenty foot extension cord, Alice Lynn placed the telephone in front of her husband."
""He was mixing with some trouble boys on the flimflam, putting screws to a Peterman after the box job." "How'd you hear?" "Jawed with him on the Ameche.""

Etymology

After Don Ameche, who played Alexander Graham Bell in a 1939 film.

Usage

American usage
Dated
Slang

Inflected Forms

the Ameche (canonical) Ameches (plural)

Rhymes With

nietzsche peachy koichi beachy preachy chichi kenichi yoichi aichi federici peachey beechy

Questions

How do you pronounce ameche?: The recorded pronunciation is /əmˈitʃi/.
What does ameche mean?: A telephone.
Where does ameche come from?: After Don Ameche, who played Alexander Graham Bell in a 1939 film.

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