Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chookhouse

/ˈtʃʊkhæɔs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chook-house
IPA: /ˈtʃʊkhæɔs/

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A henhouse or chicken coop.

Australian usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

"The hens were my witness to the ghost. They set up the sort of fuss and panic you hear when a snake enters the chookhouse late at night."

Etymology

From chook + house.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtʃʊkhæɔs/
British English: /ˈtʃʊkhaʊs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

chookhouses (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce chookhouse?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtʃʊkhæɔs/.
What does chookhouse mean?: A henhouse or chicken coop.
Where does chookhouse come from?: From chook + house.

How to pronounce chookhouse

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