Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cherkess

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cherkess
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Etymology

From Russian черке́с (čerkés), of disputed origin, with suggestions including Turkic or Mongolic. See Circassians.

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: черке́с, -

Inflected Forms

Cherkesses (plural)

Questions

What does cherkess mean?: A Circassian.
Where does cherkess come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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