Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

budgerow

/ˈbədʒəˌroʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: budgerow
IPA: /ˈbədʒəˌroʊ/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of large river barge.

Indian usage

Example Sentences

"In a short time after a budgerow lay beside the vessel, and notice was given that it came to convey about fifteen passengers on shore."
"A double-masted houseboat of capacious dimensions, the budgerow’s hull was painted blue and grey, to match the Raskhali estate's livery […]"

Etymology

From Hindi बजरा (bajrā).

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: बजरा

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbədʒəˌroʊ/
British English: /ˈbʌdʒərəʊ/

Usage

Indian usage

Inflected Forms

budgerows (plural) bajra (alternative) bugerow (alternative) budgeroe (alternative) budgero (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce budgerow?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbədʒəˌroʊ/.
What does budgerow mean?: A kind of large river barge.
Where does budgerow come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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