Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scarborough

/ˈskɑɹbəɹoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables
scar-bor-ough
IPA
/ˈskɑɹbəɹoʊ/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A coastal town in North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA040880). It should now be a civil parish, with a town council elected on 1 May 2025.

Countable; Uncountable

name

The Borough of Scarborough, a former local government district in North Yorkshire, abolished without replacement in 2023.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A district and former municipality of Toronto, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A neighbourhood in the village of Briarcliff Manor, Westchester County, New York, United States, named after the English town.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Old Norse personal name Skarði + borg (“fortress”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Scarboroughs (plural) Scarboro (alternative) Scarbro (alternative) Scarbrough (alternative)

Derived Forms

Scarbados Scarberia Scarberian scarbroite Scarlem

Phrases

Scandinavian noir West Scarborough

Rhymes With

yarborough

Questions

How do you pronounce scarborough?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskɑɹbəɹoʊ/.
What does scarborough mean?
A coastal town in North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA040880). It should now be a civil parish, with a town council elected on 1 May 2025.
Where does scarborough come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

How to pronounce scarborough

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