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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

golden arches

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables
gold-en arch-es
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A McDonald's restaurant.

name

The McDonald's company, or the fast food industry in general.

name

Alternative letter-case form of Golden Arches.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the large yellow plastic logo of the letter M, from the design of the first restaurants, which incorporated large yellow arches.

Phrases

Mickey D Mickey D's

Frequently Paired Words

Maccas McDonaldization McJob McWorld Mickey D Mickey D's

Questions

What does golden arches mean?
A McDonald's restaurant.
Where does golden arches come from?
From the large yellow plastic logo of the letter M, from the design of the first restaurants, which incorporated large yellow arches.

How to pronounce golden arches

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