Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kiltie

/ˈkɪl.tiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: kiltie
IPA: /ˈkɪl.tiː/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shoe having a fringed tongue or fringed extra piece that lies over the tongue.

noun

The fringed tongue of such a shoe.

noun

A person who wears a kilt.

Example Sentences

"At one place I had leapt with my pal into a small shell hole, and over to my right was a kiltie engaged in a hand-to-hand struggle with a Hun."

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈkɪl.tiː/

Inflected Forms

kilties (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce kiltie?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɪl.tiː/.
What does kiltie mean?: A shoe having a fringed tongue or fringed extra piece that lies over the tongue.

How to pronounce kiltie

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