Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dacoity

/dəˈkɔɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
da-coity
IPA
/dəˈkɔɪti/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Violent robbery carried out by a dacoit or a gang of dacoits.

Indian usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From dacoit + -y.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dəˈkɔɪti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dacoities (plural) dacoitee (alternative, obsolete) dacoiti (alternative, obsolete) dakoiti (alternative, obsolete)

Synonyms

dacoitage dakoity

Questions

How do you pronounce dacoity?
The recorded pronunciation is /dəˈkɔɪti/.
What does dacoity mean?
Violent robbery carried out by a dacoit or a gang of dacoits.
Where does dacoity come from?
From dacoit + -y.

How to pronounce dacoity

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