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drogheda

/ˈdɹɒhɪdə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables
droghe-da
IPA
/ˈdɹɒhɪdə/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in County Louth, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 0875).

Etymology

From Irish Droichead Átha (literally “bridge of the ford”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Droichead Átha

Questions

How do you pronounce drogheda?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɹɒhɪdə/.
What does drogheda mean?
A town in County Louth, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 0875).
Where does drogheda come from?
It is traced to Irish.

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