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crenshaw

/kɹˈɛnʃˌɔ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
cren-shaw
IPA
/kɹˈɛnʃˌɔ/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

name

A town in Panola County and Quitman County, Mississippi, United States.

name

An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.

name

A neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States.

name

Ellipsis of Crenshaw County.

noun

A kind of melon with a hard yellow-green rind.

Etymology

(melon): Named after American horticulturist Edwin Crenshaw.

Inflected Forms

Crenshaws (plural)

Phrases

Crenshaw County

Rhymes With

henshaw renshaw

Questions

How do you pronounce crenshaw?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹˈɛnʃˌɔ/.
What does crenshaw mean?
A surname.
Where does crenshaw come from?
(melon): Named after American horticulturist Edwin Crenshaw.

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