Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hatcheck

/ˈhatˌt͡ʃɛk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hatcheck
IPA: /ˈhatˌt͡ʃɛk/

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A room, in a theatre or other such venue, in which hats and other garments of the patrons may be stored while visiting.

American usage

noun

Rare spelling of háček.

Example Sentences

"Admission 25 cents—Hatcheck 15 cents."
"The following appeal in French and in English is handed out with the hatchecks in Henri’s Restaurant, Lynbrook, Long Island, of which Henri Charpentier is the amiable owner. Evidently this is not a restaurant to be patronized by persons who refuse to mix hate with their cocktails. It might, however, serve as headquarters for certain “friends” of German Democracy."
"For certain consonants normally represented with other diacritics (superposed “hatcheck,” subposed dot, bar) capitalization is used instead."
"In other transcription systems…[ʃ], [ʒ], [tʃ], and [dʒ] are written with hatchecks: [š], [ž], [č], [ǰ]."

Etymology

First attested in 1914–1915; formed as hat + check.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈhætˌt͡ʃɛk/

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

hatchecks (plural)

Phrases

hatcheck girl

Questions

How do you pronounce hatcheck?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhatˌt͡ʃɛk/.
What does hatcheck mean?: A room, in a theatre or other such venue, in which hats and other garments of the patrons may be stored while visiting.
Where does hatcheck come from?: First attested in 1914–1915; formed as hat + check.

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