Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chokey

/ˈt͡ʃoʊki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables
chokey
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃoʊki/
18
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Reminiscent of choking.

noun

Prison.

British usage; Countable; Dated; Uncountable

noun

A station, as for police, customs agents, palanquin-bearers, etc.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English choke Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English chokey From choke + -y.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: चौकी, چَوکی

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈt͡ʃoʊki/
  • British English: /ˈt͡ʃəʊki/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more chokey (comparative) most chokey (superlative) chokeys (plural)

Derived Forms

chokily

Frequently Paired Words

chaukidar

Synonyms

choky

Rhymes With

low-key poke smoky loki smokey hokey pokey toki okie hokey pokey oaky folky

Questions

How do you pronounce chokey?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃoʊki/.
What does chokey mean?
Reminiscent of choking.
Where does chokey come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

How to pronounce chokey

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “chokey”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈt͡ʃoʊki/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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