Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ginsu

/ˈɡɪnsuː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables: gin-su
IPA: /ˈɡɪnsuː/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of sharp kitchen knife.

Example Sentences

"The yearning a man feels when he watches the Food Network springs from the same well of forbidden fantasies that led to Michael Douglas' fiasco-fling with a Ginsu-wielding Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction, except that now there's a 180-degree twist."

Etymology

Marketing coinage, intended to evoke the idea of Japanese samurai swords.

Inflected Forms

Ginsus (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce ginsu?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɪnsuː/.
What does ginsu mean?: A kind of sharp kitchen knife.
Where does ginsu come from?: Marketing coinage, intended to evoke the idea of Japanese samurai swords.

How to pronounce ginsu

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