Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hashhouse

/ˈhaʃhaʊs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hash-house
IPA: /ˈhaʃhaʊs/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cheap diner or eating-house.

American usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

"‘We went out about three-thirty or so to get something to eat at the hashhouse around the corner,’ Hench said."
"In the big town, no job, has to deal 'em off the arm in hashhouse again, sad."

Etymology

From hash + house.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈhaʃhaʊs/

Usage

American usage
Colloquial

Inflected Forms

hashhouses (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce hashhouse?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaʃhaʊs/.
What does hashhouse mean?: A cheap diner or eating-house.
Where does hashhouse come from?: From hash + house.

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