Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

breeks

/bɹiːks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables: breeks
IPA: /bɹiːks/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pants, breeches.

Example Sentences

"— Ah, poor dogsbody, he said in a kind voice. I must give you a shirt and a few noserags. How are the secondhand breeks?"
"He was a loutish fellow, much bent in the shoulders, with leggings, which lacked most of the buttons, over his disreputable breeks."
"Tane unfolded and rose to his full height. Naked, his tanned flesh glistening with sweat, he held out his arms and stretched out the kinks in his body. […] "Loan me some breeks.""

Etymology

From Middle English breke, Northern variant of brechis (“trousers”), from Old English brēċ (“breeches”), plural of brōc (“covering for the leg; trouser”). More at breeches.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: breke, brēċ

Rhymes With

weeks speaks seeks leaks peaks cheeks greeks freaks antiques geeks sikhs beaks

Questions

How do you pronounce breeks?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɹiːks/.
What does breeks mean?: Pants, breeches.
Where does breeks come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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