Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heigh-ho

/ˌhaɪˈhoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: heigh-ho
IPA: /ˌhaɪˈhoʊ/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Colaptes auratus, northern flicker.

verb

To chant "heigh-ho".

Intransitive verb

intj

Used as a cadence-count used for synchronized walking, marching, pulling, lifting, etc.

intj

Alternative spelling of hey ho.

Example Sentences

"1927, Porterfield, William M., Bamboo and its uses in China, Chinese Government Bureau of Economic Information, Booklet Series 2, p.40. Cited in David Farrelly, The Book of Bamboo, p.25; Sierra Club Books, 1984. Big bamboo poles are used for carrying heavy loads in China. In the cities one hears the familiar antiphonal “heigh-ho'ing”, indicating that a heavy load is being moved somewhere. The heavier the load, the louder and more agonized the chant."
"Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it's off to work we go, ..."
"Heigh-ho the dairy-o, the farmer in the dell..."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌhaɪˈhoʊ/
British English: /ˌhaɪˈhoʊ/

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

heigh-hos (plural) heigh-hos (present, singular) heigh-hoing (participle, present) heigh-hoed (participle, past) heigh-hoed (past)

Homonyms

hey ho hi-ho

Questions

How do you pronounce heigh-ho?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhaɪˈhoʊ/.
What does heigh-ho mean?: Colaptes auratus, northern flicker.

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