Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haverstraw

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: haver-straw
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town and village therein, in Rockland County, New York, United States.

Etymology

From Dutch haver + stro, or Haverstroo, "oat straw".

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: haver + stro

Questions

What does haverstraw mean?: A town and village therein, in Rockland County, New York, United States.
Where does haverstraw come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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