Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kercher

/ˈkɜː(ɹ)t͡ʃə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: kercher
IPA: /ˈkɜː(ɹ)t͡ʃə(ɹ)/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

name

Example Sentences

"He had a kercher wreathed aboute his heed: […]"
"I bought thee kerchers to thy head, that were wrought fine and gallantly: I kept thee both at boord and bed, Which cost my purse wel fauouredly."
"1838, The Metropolitan Magazine - Volume 22, "The Furlough" Her hair , once black , was now confined under a kercher"

Etymology

From Middle English kevercher, kercher, from Old French cuevrechier.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: kevercher, cuevrechier

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

kerchers (plural)

Derived Forms

kerchered neckercher

Synonyms

kerchief

Rhymes With

worker co-worker coworker merkur kircher zurcher kirker merker erker vercher

Questions

How do you pronounce kercher?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɜː(ɹ)t͡ʃə(ɹ)/.
What does kercher mean?: A bandana.
Where does kercher come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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