Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

canhouse

/ˈkanhaʊs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: can-house
IPA: /ˈkanhaʊs/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"The Roamer Inn was like a model of all the canhouses I ever saw around Chicago, the granddaddy of them all."

Etymology

From can + house.

Usage

American usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

canhouses (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce canhouse?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkanhaʊs/.
What does canhouse mean?: A brothel.
Where does canhouse come from?: From can + house.

How to pronounce canhouse

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