Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

charcloth

/ˈt͡ʃɑɹklɔθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: char-cloth
IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɑɹklɔθ/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A swatch of fabric made from vegetable fibre (such as linen or cotton) that has been converted via pyrolysis into a slow-burning fuel of very low ignition temperature, historically used as tinder.

Uncountable

Etymology

From char + cloth.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈt͡ʃɑɹklɔθ/

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce charcloth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃɑɹklɔθ/.
What does charcloth mean?: A swatch of fabric made from vegetable fibre (such as linen or cotton) that has been converted via pyrolysis into a slow-burning fuel of very low ignition temperature, historically used as tinder.
Where does charcloth come from?: From char + cloth.

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