Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lowry

/ˈlɑɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables
lowry
IPA
/ˈlɑɹi/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An open boxcar used on railroads.

American usage

name

A surname transferred from the given name.

name

A city and town in Minnesota.

name

A town in South Dakota.

Etymology

Related to lorry.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈlɑɹi/
  • British English: /ˈlɒɹi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

lowries (plural) Lourie (alternative)

Phrases

Coffin-Lowry syndrome Lowry assay Lowry-MacLean syndrome Lowry process Lowry protein assay

Rhymes With

maori dowry khoury lowrey khouri lourie loughrey koury loughry

Questions

How do you pronounce lowry?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɑɹi/.
What does lowry mean?
An open boxcar used on railroads.
Where does lowry come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce lowry

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