Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kutcha

/ˈkʌtʃə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: kutcha
IPA: /ˈkʌtʃə/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Imperfect, makeshift; ramshackle, second-rate.

adj

Built from natural materials, especially unfired mud and thatch.

noun

Dried brick or mud, used as a material.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The manager publicly announced that the kutcha house loan was for those who lived in thatched huts and the linkage loan for those who lived in tiled houses!"
"The only reasonable objection that could be made was its being cutcha—that is, built with mud instead of mortar."
"Does the Station go on still? That was ages and ages ago. It must be crumbling to pieces. All except the Amirtollah kutcha road. I don't believe that could crumble till the Day of Judgment."

Etymology

From Hindi कच्चा (kaccā, “raw, unripe”).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈkʌtʃə/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

more kutcha (comparative) most kutcha (superlative) cutcha (alternative) kacha (alternative) kachcha (alternative) kuchcha (alternative)

Phrases

kutcha house kutcha-pukka

Antonyms

pukka

Questions

How do you pronounce kutcha?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkʌtʃə/.
What does kutcha mean?: Imperfect, makeshift; ramshackle, second-rate.
Where does kutcha come from?: From Hindi कच्चा (kaccā, “raw, unripe”).

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