Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spoondrift

/ˈspundɹɪft/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spoon-drift
IPA: /ˈspundɹɪft/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of spindrift.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Probably a variant of Scots spindrift. The Oxford English Dictionary suggests it is derived from spoon + drift (“mass of matter driven or forced onward together in a body, etc., especially by wind or water”), spoon being a variant of spoom (“to sail briskly with the wind astern, with or without sails hoisted”), but this is doubted by the Scottish National Dictionary: see spindrift.

Word Breakdown

Root: spindrift

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈspundɹɪft/
British English: /ˈspuːndɹɪft/

Usage

Inflected Forms

spoondrifts (plural) spoon-drift (alternative)

Synonyms

spindrift

Questions

How do you pronounce spoondrift?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspundɹɪft/.
What does spoondrift mean?: Alternative form of spindrift.
Where does spoondrift come from?: Probably a variant of Scots spindrift. The Oxford English Dictionary suggests it is derived from spoon + drift (“mass of matter driven or forced onward together in a body, etc., especially by wind or water”), spoon being a variant of spoom (“to sail briskly with the wind astern, with or without sails hoisted”), but this is doubted by the Scottish National Dictionary: see spindrift.

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