Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

great thatch

/ˈɡɹeɪt ˈθæt͡ʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables: great thatch
IPA: /ˈɡɹeɪt ˈθæt͡ʃ/

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island of the British Virgin Islands.

Etymology

Etymology uncertain. According to local folklore, the island is named after infamous pirate Edward Teach (around 1680 - 1718). The element great was added to distinguish the island from Little Thatch.

Rhymes With

match catch patch scratch batch hatch dispatch attach bach snatch rematch latch

Questions

How do you pronounce great thatch?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹeɪt ˈθæt͡ʃ/.
What does great thatch mean?: An island of the British Virgin Islands.
Where does great thatch come from?: Etymology uncertain. According to local folklore, the island is named after infamous pirate Edward Teach (around 1680 - 1718). The element great was added to distinguish the island from Little Thatch.

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