Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shammy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: sham-my
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Chamois leather.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A cloth made of this leather.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To clean with a chamois leather cloth.

Transitive verb

noun

Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Two smart-looking damsels have risked their lives on the top, and are sipping a glass of 'shammy' to keep up their spirits."

Etymology

From chamois with an initial sh to represent the sound /ʃ/ in English.

Usage

Inflected Forms

shammies (plural) shammies (present, singular) shammying (participle, present) shammied (participle, past) shammied (past)

Phrases

shimmy-shammy

Frequently Paired Words

shimmy-shammy

Synonyms

chamois chamois leather chammy chammy leather shammy leather

Questions

What does shammy mean?: Chamois leather.
Where does shammy come from?: From chamois with an initial sh to represent the sound /ʃ/ in English.

How to pronounce shammy

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