chaffee

/ˈtʃæfiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables: chaf-fee
IPA: /ˈtʃæfiː/

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Meaning

name

A surname from Old French.

Countable; Uncountable

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A place in the United States:

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A place in the United States:

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A place in the United States:

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A place in the United States:

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A place in the United States:

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Etymology

From Old French chauf (“bald”), perhaps through Norman.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: chauf, -

Usage

Inflected Forms

Chaffees (plural)

Phrases

Chaffee County

Rhymes With

jaffe taffy daffy rafi raffi mahaffey jaffee laffey caffey gaffey caffee claffey

Questions

How do you pronounce chaffee?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtʃæfiː/.

What does chaffee mean?

A surname from Old French.

Where does chaffee come from?

It is traced to Old French.

How to pronounce chaffee

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