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machicote

/matʃɪˈkəʊti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
machicote
IPA
/matʃɪˈkəʊti/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An underskirt worn by some Native American girls and women.

Canadian usage; American usage

Etymology

Borrowed from Ojibwe majigoodenh (“dress”), from Proto-Algonquian *-iko·tay (“skirt”), with an empty prefix and contemptive suffix.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /matʃɪˈkəʊti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

machicotes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

matchcoat machicotage

Questions

How do you pronounce machicote?
The recorded pronunciation is /matʃɪˈkəʊti/.
What does machicote mean?
An underskirt worn by some Native American girls and women.
Where does machicote come from?
Borrowed from Ojibwe majigoodenh (“dress”), from Proto-Algonquian *-iko·tay (“skirt”), with an empty prefix and contemptive suffix.

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