Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sasquatch

/ˈsæskwɑt͡ʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables: sas-quatch
IPA: /ˈsæskwɑt͡ʃ/

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large hairy humanoid creature of western North America.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of sasquatch.

Example Sentences

"[Riley] Keough plays one of the family of four sasquatches (the mythical creature also known as bigfoot) that the film follows over the course of a year as the primitive, grunting ape-like creatures lumber through the forests of the Pacific north-west of America. […] At first, there’s something almost disconcertingly crude about the sasquatch skins."

Etymology

Borrowed from Halkomelem sásq’ets (“hairy man”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsæskwɑt͡ʃ/
British English: /ˈsæskwɒt͡ʃ/

Inflected Forms

sasquatches (plural)

Derived Forms

blobsquatch samsquanch

Phrases

abominable snowman

Frequently Paired Words

abominable snowman menk yeti yowie

Synonyms

Bigfoot

Questions

How do you pronounce sasquatch?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsæskwɑt͡ʃ/.
What does sasquatch mean?: A large hairy humanoid creature of western North America.
Where does sasquatch come from?: Borrowed from Halkomelem sásq’ets (“hairy man”).

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