Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

khouri

/kˈaʊɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: khouri
IPA: /kˈaʊɹi/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Arabic.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خُورِيّ (ḵūriyy, “curate, priest”), from Latin curia.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: خُورِيّ, curia

Inflected Forms

Khouris (plural) Coury (alternative) Elkhoury (alternative) Khoury (alternative)

Homonyms

khoury koury

Rhymes With

lowry maori dowry khoury lowrey lourie loughrey koury loughry

Questions

How do you pronounce khouri?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈaʊɹi/.
What does khouri mean?: A surname from Arabic.
Where does khouri come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce khouri

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