Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gambrel-roofed

/ˌɡambɹəlˈɹuːft/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: gam-brel-roofed
IPA: /ˌɡambɹəlˈɹuːft/

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a gambrel roof.

Example Sentences

"It was an unlovely colonial farmhouse, box-shaped and gambrel-roofed, fast falling into the ground."

Etymology

From gambrel roof + -ed.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: gambrel roof

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌɡambɹəlˈɹuːft/

Inflected Forms

more gambrel-roofed (comparative) most gambrel-roofed (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce gambrel-roofed?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɡambɹəlˈɹuːft/.
What does gambrel-roofed mean?: Having a gambrel roof.
Where does gambrel-roofed come from?: From gambrel roof + -ed.

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