Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flatbush

/flˈætbˌʊʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables: flat-bush
IPA: /flˈætbˌʊʃ/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A large neighborhood in central Brooklyn, New York, New York that was the site of Ebbets Field, home of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vlacke (“flat”) bos (“woods”).

Word Breakdown

Root: vlacke

Questions

How do you pronounce flatbush?: The recorded pronunciation is /flˈætbˌʊʃ/.
What does flatbush mean?: A large neighborhood in central Brooklyn, New York, New York that was the site of Ebbets Field, home of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Where does flatbush come from?: From Middle Dutch vlacke (“flat”) bos (“woods”).

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