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hosack

/hˈɑsək/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
ho-sack
IPA
/hˈɑsək/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

* As a Scottish surname, probably a habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in northern Scotland. * As a Czech or Slovak surname, Americanized from Hosák, Hošak, from host (“guest”). Compare Hostibor, Hostislav.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Hosacks (plural) Hosick (alternative)

Rhymes With

vlasak osuch

Questions

How do you pronounce hosack?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɑsək/.
What does hosack mean?
A surname.
Where does hosack come from?
It is traced to Czech.

How to pronounce hosack

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