Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glengarry

/ɡlˌɛnɡˈɛɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: glen-gar-ry
IPA: /ɡlˌɛnɡˈɛɹi/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A brimless cap, longer than it is wide, and creased lengthwise across the top, often with ribbons trailing behind, and frequently worn with the Scottish kilt.

noun

A locality in West Tamar council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.

noun

A town in the City of Latrobe and the Shire of Wellington, central eastern Victoria, Australia.

noun

Alternative form of Glengarry (“type of cap”).

Example Sentences

"There was old Tommy with his back to the dining-room door, his Glengarry awry on his tousled head, and his bandy legs stretched firmly apart."

Etymology

From Glengarry, a valley in northern Scotland, from Scottish Gaelic Gleann Garaidh (“valley of the River Garry”).

Origin

Source language: Scottish Gaelic

Word Breakdown

Root: Gleann Garaidh

Inflected Forms

Glengarrys (plural) Glengarries (plural)

Phrases

Glengarry North Glengarry West North Glengarry South Glengarry United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry

Synonyms

Glengarry bonnet Glengarry cap Scotch cap

Rhymes With

very mary harry marry gary scary larry jerry vary terry perry cherry

Questions

How do you pronounce glengarry?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡlˌɛnɡˈɛɹi/.
What does glengarry mean?: A brimless cap, longer than it is wide, and creased lengthwise across the top, often with ribbons trailing behind, and frequently worn with the Scottish kilt.
Where does glengarry come from?: It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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