Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blash

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
blash
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A heavy fall of rain.

verb

To pour heavily.

name

A surname from German.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Unclear. Perhaps ultimately imitative; compare plash, pash (“heavy rain”), dialectal clash (“heavy rain”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

blashes (plural) blashes (present, singular) blashing (participle, present) blashed (participle, past) blashed (past)

Derived Forms

blashy

Questions

What does blash mean?
A heavy fall of rain.
Where does blash come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce blash

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