Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hosaphone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hos-a-phone
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A home-made musical instrument consisting of a length of garden hose with a funnel inserted at one end. It is played by blowing it in the manner of a trumpet.

Etymology

From hose + -phone.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hose

Inflected Forms

hosaphones (plural)

Questions

What does hosaphone mean?: A home-made musical instrument consisting of a length of garden hose with a funnel inserted at one end. It is played by blowing it in the manner of a trumpet.
Where does hosaphone come from?: From hose + -phone.

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