Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scraw

/skɹɔː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scraw
IPA: /skɹɔː/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sod of grass-grown turf from the surface of a bog or from a field.

Archaic

noun

Such a turf covering the roof of a cottage beneath the thatch.

Etymology

From Irish scrath (“a turf”), sgraith (“a turf, green sod”), akin to Scottish Gaelic sgrath, sgroth (“the outer skin of anything, a turf, a green sod”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: scrath

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

scraws (plural) scragh (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce scraw?: The recorded pronunciation is /skɹɔː/.
What does scraw mean?: A sod of grass-grown turf from the surface of a bog or from a field.
Where does scraw come from?: It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce scraw

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