Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ewery

/ˈjʊəɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ew-ery
IPA
/ˈjʊəɹi/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An office or place of household service where the ewers and table linen were kept.

British usage

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ewerie; by surface analysis, ewer (“jug”) + -y (suffix forming a location).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

eweries (plural) ewry (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce ewery?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjʊəɹi/.
What does ewery mean?
An office or place of household service where the ewers and table linen were kept.
Where does ewery come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce ewery

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