Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brecqhou

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: brec-qhou
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of the Channel Islands, a tenement of Sark, of which it lies to the west.

Etymology

From Old Norse brekka (“slope, escarpment”); compare French Bricquebec and Old Norse holmr (“island, islet”).

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: brekka

Questions

What does brecqhou mean?: One of the Channel Islands, a tenement of Sark, of which it lies to the west.
Where does brecqhou come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

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