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chariot

/ˈt͡ʃæɹi.ət/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables
char-i-ot
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃæɹi.ət/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A two-wheeled horse-drawn cart, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare.

noun

A light (four-wheeled) carriage used for ceremonial or pleasure purposes.

noun

The rook piece.

verb

To convey by, or as if by, chariot.

Transitive verb

verb

To ride in a chariot.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English chariot, from Old French chariot, from char (“cart”), from Latin carrus (“wagon”), itself borrowed from Gaulish *karros, from Proto-Celtic *karros (“wagon”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós. Displaced native Old English hrædwæġn (literally “fast wagon”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *ḱers-, chariot, carrus, *karros, *ḱr̥sós

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈt͡ʃæɹi.ət/
  • British English: /ˈt͡ʃæɹi.ət/

Usage

Inflected Forms

chariots (plural) chariots (present, singular) charioting (participle, present) charioted (participle, past) charioted (past)

Derived Forms

charioter chariotlike chariotry unchariot uncharioted

Phrases

scythed chariot your chariot awaits

Frequently Paired Words

aurigal charret charrette charioteer

Synonyms

car

Rhymes With

harriet secretariat marriott proletariat lariat iscariot merriott

Questions

How do you pronounce chariot?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃæɹi.ət/.
What does chariot mean?
A two-wheeled horse-drawn cart, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare.
Where does chariot come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce chariot

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