Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bahut

/bəˈhʊt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables: bahut
IPA: /bəˈhʊt/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A portable coffer or chest with a rounded lid covered in leather, garnished with nails, once used for the transport of clothes or other personal luggage. It was the original portmanteau.

Obsolete

noun

A dwarf-wall of plain masonry, carrying the roof of a cathedral or church and masked or hidden behind the balustrade.

Obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from French bahut, of unknown origin.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

bahuts (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce bahut?: The recorded pronunciation is /bəˈhʊt/.
What does bahut mean?: A portable coffer or chest with a rounded lid covered in leather, garnished with nails, once used for the transport of clothes or other personal luggage. It was the original portmanteau.
Where does bahut come from?: Borrowed from French bahut, of unknown origin.

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