Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oxi

/ˈɔçi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: oxi
IPA: /ˈɔçi/

10

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

no.

noun

Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But the Greek archaeological committee met on the site, looked at our plans, and said, "Oxi, we will not approve anything that looks like the Roman approach to this sacred Greek temple.""
"Whereas in 1945, the mainland Greeks said OXI to foreign troops entering their country, in 2004 the GCs were saying OXI to foreign troops leaving their country."
"Buoyed by the no vote in the Greek referendum, anti-austerity campaigners across Britain are to stage “Oxi to Osborne” protests on Wednesday against cuts the UK chancellor is expected to announce in his budget."

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Greek όχι (óchi), based on the typographic similarity.

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce oxi?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔçi/.
What does oxi mean?: no.
Where does oxi come from?: Orthographic borrowing from Greek όχι (óchi), based on the typographic similarity.

How to pronounce oxi

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