Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hackamore

/ˈhækəmɔː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: hack-amore
IPA: /ˈhækəmɔː/

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of bridle with no bit.

Example Sentences

"Before they could agree or disagree he’d hauled the horse around by the hackamore and was pounding off up the track."

Etymology

Perhaps from Spanish jáquima (“halter”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: jáquima

Inflected Forms

hackamores (plural)

Synonyms

jaquima halter

Questions

How do you pronounce hackamore?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhækəmɔː/.
What does hackamore mean?: A kind of bridle with no bit.
Where does hackamore come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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