Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jass

/jas/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables: jass
IPA: /jas/

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A trick-taking card game popular in Switzerland and neighboring areas of Germany and Austria.

Uncountable

noun

Obsolete form of jazz (“style of music”).

Obsolete; Uncountable

name

A surname from German.

Example Sentences

"A Swiss jass master and I teamed up against my wife and an American, who were both rank beginners."
"Jass is similar to bridge, though with completely different cards, and is a national obsession, for young and old alike."
"When Nonna plays cards, she moves her teeth from side to side. It makes a bit of a racket. It distracts the other jass players – that's why Nonna's so good at jass."
"“Yet I've noticed the same thing when your band plays—the most amazing social coherence, as if you all shared the same brain.” “Sure,” agreed “Dope,” “but you can't call that organization.” “What do you call it?” “Jass.”"

Etymology

Borrowed from Alemannic German Jass.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Jass

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /jas/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Jasses (plural)

Rhymes With

class first-class pass gas ass middle-class mass glass grass bass brass das

Questions

How do you pronounce jass?: The recorded pronunciation is /jas/.
What does jass mean?: A trick-taking card game popular in Switzerland and neighboring areas of Germany and Austria.
Where does jass come from?: It is traced to German.

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