Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

klootchman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: klootch-man
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Woman, wife (especially if Native American).

Canadian usage; American usage

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinook Jargon, from Nootka, see below.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Canadian usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

klootchmans (plural) klootchmen (plural)

Questions

What does klootchman mean?: Woman, wife (especially if Native American).
Where does klootchman come from?: Borrowed from Chinook Jargon, from Nootka, see below.

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