Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

big bertha

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables: big bertha
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A heavy, long-range howitzer used by Germany in World War I.

Etymology

From its German nickname, Dicke Bertha.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Questions

What does big bertha mean?: A heavy, long-range howitzer used by Germany in World War I.
Where does big bertha come from?: It is traced to German.

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