Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quinzhee

/ˈkwɪnziː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: quinzhee
IPA: /ˈkwɪnziː/

29

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shelter made by hollowing out a pile of snow.

Canadian usage

Example Sentences

"Knowing the proper art of building a quin-zhee could have saved me and my friends from many snow fort cave-ins when young."

Etymology

Borrowed from South Slavey kǫ́ yíi (“in the house”).

Usage

Canadian usage

Inflected Forms

quinzhees (plural) quinzee (alternative) quin-zhee (alternative)

Phrases

snow fort

Frequently Paired Words

igloo snowcrete snow fort

Questions

How do you pronounce quinzhee?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwɪnziː/.
What does quinzhee mean?: A shelter made by hollowing out a pile of snow.
Where does quinzhee come from?: Borrowed from South Slavey kǫ́ yíi (“in the house”).

How to pronounce quinzhee

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