Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schout

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: schout
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A municipal officer in the North American Dutch colonies.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch schout.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: schout

Inflected Forms

schouts (plural)

Questions

What does schout mean?: A municipal officer in the North American Dutch colonies.
Where does schout come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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