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stellenbosch

/stˈɛlənbˌɔʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables
stel-len-bosch
IPA
/stˈɛlənbˌɔʃ/
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To shift sideways.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

name

A town and local municipality in Western Cape province, South Africa.

Etymology

From the town of the same name in the Western Cape, South Africa. During the South African War (or Boer War), English officers who had done badly were sent to a farm at Stellenbosch, without losing rank, to look after horses.

Usage

Inflected Forms

stellenbosches (present, singular) stellenbosching (participle, present) stellenbosched (participle, past) stellenbosched (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce stellenbosch?
The recorded pronunciation is /stˈɛlənbˌɔʃ/.
What does stellenbosch mean?
To shift sideways.
Where does stellenbosch come from?
From the town of the same name in the Western Cape, South Africa. During the South African War (or Boer War), English officers who had done badly were sent to a farm at Stellenbosch, without losing rank, to look after horses.

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