honda
/ˈhɑndə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A closed loop or eyelet at one end of a lariat or lasso, through which the other end of the rope is passed to form a much larger loop.
American usage
noun
A grommet or other device intended to strengthen or otherwise improve a simple rope honda.
American usage
name
A Japanese automotive and motorcycle manufacturer, named after its founder, Soichiro Honda.
name
A brand of car manufactured by Honda.
noun
A motorbike manufactured by Honda.
Example Sentences
- "they left on Sonnyʼs seventeenth birthday present — the Honda motorbike heʼd begged them to buy him"
- "Jammed onto a narrow, steep sidewalk, police barricades all around, we march with placards, drums, and angry spirit: "The Moral Majority, cops and Klan. Work together hand in hand." — helmeted tac squad on horses, Hondas, facing us on Powell Street, itching to wield their billy clubs, waiting for any excuse to let fly."
- "Hondas sound like cars designed by pacifists and humanitarian diplomats. The Accord, Civic, Insight."
- "It’s a little disconcerting to ponder how much of my happy online childhood was spent hanging out virtually with people who were old enough to own Hondas and go on PornHub^([sic]) on purpose (and definitely people old enough to be active on Reddit), but I loved being a Jammer."
Etymology
Probably from Spanish honda, fonda (“sling”), from Latin funda (“hand-sling”); or from Spanish hondón (“eye of a needle”), from hondo (“bottom; deep, profound”) (from Latin fundus (“bottom, lowest part”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰ-(m)n-o, from *bʰudʰmḗn (“bottom”)) + -ón (augmentative suffix).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhɑndə/
- British English: /ˈhɒndə/
Usage
- American usage