Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

raree show

/ˈɹɛːɹiʃəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ra-ree show
IPA: /ˈɹɛːɹiʃəʊ/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A portable puppet show or picture show as used for public entertainment; a peepshow.

noun

A public spectacle, especially seen as lurid or vulgar.

Example Sentences

"Leaning forward she would be, on the seat of the general's illuminated car, glazed in, a regular raree show!"

Etymology

Probably representing a foreign or dialectal pronunciation of rare + show.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɹɛːɹiʃəʊ/

Inflected Forms

raree shows (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce raree show?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɛːɹiʃəʊ/.
What does raree show mean?: A portable puppet show or picture show as used for public entertainment; a peepshow.
Where does raree show come from?: Probably representing a foreign or dialectal pronunciation of rare + show.

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