Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hutchie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hutchie
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dugout or shelter, especially as used in the Korean War.

Dated; Slang

Etymology

From Japanese 家 (uchi, “house”), with possible influence from hut (“shelter”) or hutch (“box”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

hutchies (plural)

Questions

What does hutchie mean?
A dugout or shelter, especially as used in the Korean War.
Where does hutchie come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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