Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

howzat

/ˈhaʊˌzat/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: howzat
IPA: /ˈhaʊˌzat/

21

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

The cry used by members of the fielding team to make an appeal to the umpire.

noun

An instance of this cry in order to make an appeal to the umpire.

Etymology

A reduction (linguistics) of How is that?

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈhaʊˌzat/

Inflected Forms

how's that (alternative) owzat (alternative) owzthat (alternative) howzats (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce howzat?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaʊˌzat/.
What does howzat mean?: The cry used by members of the fielding team to make an appeal to the umpire.
Where does howzat come from?: A reduction (linguistics) of How is that?

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