Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seersucker

/ˈsɪɹˌsʌk.ɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables: seer-suck-er
IPA: /ˈsɪɹˌsʌk.ɚ/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thin, all-cotton fabric, commonly striped, used to make clothing for summer wear.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An article made from such fabric.

Countable

Example Sentences

"I saw merely a lank, commonplace, and simple-looking farmer, going about his chores in faded blue overalls, a seersucker shirt, and a straw hat of the kind that is called a "cow's breakfast.""

Etymology

From Hindi शीरशक्कर (śīrśakkar), from Persian شیر و شکر (šir o šekar, literally “milk and sugar”), modified by folk etymology, originally alluding to the smooth (“milk”) and rough (“sugar”) surface of the stripes.

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: शीरशक्कर, شیر و شکر

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsɪɹˌsʌk.ɚ/
British English: /ˈsɪəˌsʌk.ə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

seersuckers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

gingham

Synonyms

hickory stripe railroad stripe

Questions

How do you pronounce seersucker?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪɹˌsʌk.ɚ/.
What does seersucker mean?: A thin, all-cotton fabric, commonly striped, used to make clothing for summer wear.
Where does seersucker come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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