Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peekskill

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: peek-skill
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Westchester County, New York, United States.

Etymology

From Dutch Peeckskil, composed of the name Jan Peeck + -s- (linking morpheme, equivalent to English -s-) + Dutch kil (“creek”) (equivalent to the English borrowing kill).

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: Peeckskil

Questions

What does peekskill mean?: A city in Westchester County, New York, United States.
Where does peekskill come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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