dungaree
/ˌdʌŋ.ɡəˈɹiː/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "This fellow was in the native costume, which is literally worse than nothing, consisting only of a straw tube, about a foot long, with a shred of blue dungaree hanging from its upper end."
- "1893, Arthur Conan Doyle, The "Gloria Scott" He wore an open jacket, with a splotch of tar on the sleeve, a red-and-black check shirt, dungaree trousers, and heavy boots badly worn."
- "Delaney lifted her head, glaring at her only purebred dog—a black Dachshund with bladder control issues—who was tugging at his festively decorated dungaree wraparound diaper, trying to yank it off."
- "Meanwhile, Macpherson stood just outside the door, holding a cold chisel which he had taken from a dungaree pocket […] and there Mr. Willison found him."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: डूंगरी
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌdʌŋ.ɡəˈɹiː/
- British English: /ˌdʌŋ.ɡəˈɹiː/