Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

howrah

/ˈhaʊɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: howrah
IPA: /ˈhaʊɹə/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A large city and municipality of West Bengal; a suburb of Kolkata; the headquarters of Howrah district, West Bengal, India.

name

A district of West Bengal, India.

name

A suburb of the City of Clarence, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali হাওড়া (haōṛa). The name would later be used for a property in Tasmania, Australia, which in turn inspired the name of the suburb in Hobart.

Synonyms

Haora

Questions

How do you pronounce howrah?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaʊɹə/.
What does howrah mean?: A large city and municipality of West Bengal; a suburb of Kolkata; the headquarters of Howrah district, West Bengal, India.
Where does howrah come from?: Borrowed from Bengali হাওড়া (haōṛa). The name would later be used for a property in Tasmania, Australia, which in turn inspired the name of the suburb in Hobart.

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