jodhpur
/ˈd͡ʒɒdpə(ɹ)/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "They marched, jaw-bound against blowing sand, across the salt desert to Jodhpur, where Mahbub and his handsome nephew Habib Ullah did much trading; and then sorrowfully, in European clothes, which he was fast outgrowing, Kim went second-class to St Xavier’s."
- "Lara explores one of the olive groves, dressed in an Hermès stretch-wool jodhpur jumpsuit and calfskin boots[…]"
Etymology
Named after Jodha of Mandore (1416–1489).