Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barroom

/bˈɑɹɹˌum/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: bar-room
IPA: /bˈɑɹɹˌum/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A room where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.

Canadian usage; American usage

Example Sentences

"Sporting a woolly cardigan with four buttons on top of an Oxford smock without a collar, our man has a faintly folksy look about him, calling to mind a zingaro or a gypsy, a carny or a Mongol, but also (switching to a wholly distinct mythology and iconography) a hippy strumming his guitar in a barroom in Haight-Ashbury or at Big Sur or in Katmandu."

Etymology

From bar + room.

Usage

Canadian usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

barrooms (plural) bar room (alternative)

Phrases

barroom brawl

Synonyms

taproom bar saloon ginmill

Rhymes With

home room whom assume bathroom boom costume resume fixing room packing room bloom locker room

Questions

How do you pronounce barroom?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɑɹɹˌum/.
What does barroom mean?: A room where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
Where does barroom come from?: From bar + room.

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