Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

huke

/h(j)uːk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: huke
IPA: /h(j)uːk/

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An outer garment (robe or cloak) worn by men and women in Europe in the Middle Ages, either as civilian clothing or over armor.

Example Sentences

"there came one that seemed to be a messenger , in a rich huke"
"Her only extravagances were fine accoutrements, gorgeous hukes, and mighty war-horses."
"Judging from the surviving documents it would appear that Charles VII did nothing at all about Joan of Arc [...] but [she] also swore that she herself was often visited by God, dressed in a white robe with a scarlet huke over it."
"[…] but after this date “white” armor, or highly polished metal armor, was rarely covered except by a tabard or huke[…]"

Etymology

From Old French huque, from Latin huca. See Dutch huik (“sleeveless cape”).

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: huque, huca

Inflected Forms

hukes (plural) huque (alternative) heuk (alternative) heuke (alternative) hyke (alternative)

Rhymes With

look duke luke nuke puke fluke rebuke chinook spook juke kook sook

Questions

How do you pronounce huke?: The recorded pronunciation is /h(j)uːk/.
What does huke mean?: An outer garment (robe or cloak) worn by men and women in Europe in the Middle Ages, either as civilian clothing or over armor.
Where does huke come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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