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malternative

/mɔlˈtɝ.nə.tɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mal-ter-na-tive
IPA
/mɔlˈtɝ.nə.tɪv/
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An alcoholic beverage, an alternative to beer, that contains some malt alcohol and may contain other types of alcohol.

Etymology

Blend of malt + alternative.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /mɔlˈtɝ.nə.tɪv/
  • British English: /mɒlˈtɜː(ɹ).nə.tɪv/

Inflected Forms

malternatives (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mallternative wine cooler alcopop

Questions

How do you pronounce malternative?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɔlˈtɝ.nə.tɪv/.
What does malternative mean?
An alcoholic beverage, an alternative to beer, that contains some malt alcohol and may contain other types of alcohol.
Where does malternative come from?
Blend of malt + alternative.

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