Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

garage mahal

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables: garage ma-hal
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very large and luxurious garage (storage area for cars etc.).

American usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

"She remembered reading an article a few years ago in the New York Times that noted that several “Garage Mahals” had been built in Bronxville."
"He recently created a garage mahal to house a Seal Beach client's large collection of "man-goodies," but at the same time, Porter says, it's no longer uncommon to find a plasma TV next to a workbench."
"[…] those red-brick or limestone-covered mini castles with Rapunzel-ready turrets in front and gabled porte-cochères leading to Garage Mahals."
"But even if you have a garage mahal, it is not going to be practical for you to store bales of cotton and bushels of corn."

Etymology

Blend of garage + (Taj) Mahal.

Usage

American usage
Colloquial

Inflected Forms

Garage Mahals (plural)

Questions

What does garage mahal mean?: A very large and luxurious garage (storage area for cars etc.).
Where does garage mahal come from?: Blend of garage + (Taj) Mahal.

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