Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sjoe

/ʃuː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sjoe
IPA: /ʃuː/

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

whew; phew; expressing surprise, relief, etc.

Example Sentences

"We open the front door after switching off the alarms and unlocking the security gates and sigh with relief, "Sjoe, it's still all here!", relieved to find that we have not become a crime statistic, another victim."
"'Sjoe, it's coming down hard, eh? It's fantastic,' she shouts and discharges an exuberant giggle. They run along the side of the house onto a big covered veranda, an entertainment area from where they can see the rain sifting down in sheets[…]"
"Sjoe, it was still alive! As the young man turned to pick up his stick to beat it, the snake spat its poison into the man's water gourd before slithering away."

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from Afrikaans spelling.

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Homonyms

chou shoo

Rhymes With

you do who new two too you-know-who through few true due talk down to

Questions

How do you pronounce sjoe?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃuː/.
What does sjoe mean?: whew; phew; expressing surprise, relief, etc.
Where does sjoe come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

How to pronounce sjoe

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