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dachau

/ˈdɑˌkaʊ̯/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables
Da-chau
IPA
/ˈdɑˌkaʊ̯/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town and rural district of Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany.

name

A Nazi concentration camp built in 1933 near the medieval town of Dachau in Bavaria.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Dachau.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈdɑˌkaʊ̯/
  • British English: /ˈdækˌaʊ̯/

Rhymes With

rakow how now our low 'low allow row somehow bow lmao shot across the bow

Questions

How do you pronounce dachau?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɑˌkaʊ̯/.
What does dachau mean?
A town and rural district of Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany.
Where does dachau come from?
Borrowed from German Dachau.

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