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holway

/hˈɑlweɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
hol-way
IPA
/hˈɑlweɪ/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable

Etymology

From Old English holh (“hollow”) + weġ (“way”); compare the doublet Holloway.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Holways (plural)

Rhymes With

galway

Questions

How do you pronounce holway?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɑlweɪ/.
What does holway mean?
A placename:
Where does holway come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce holway

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/hˈɑlweɪ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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