Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sweatshirt

/ˈswɛtʃəːt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: sweat-shirt
IPA: /ˈswɛtʃəːt/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel.

noun

A shirt worn against the skin, usually under other clothing, to absorb sweat.

Etymology

From sweat + shirt.

Inflected Forms

sweatshirts (plural) sweat shirt (alternative)

Derived Forms

sweatshirted sweatshirting sweatshirty

Synonyms

undershirt

Questions

How do you pronounce sweatshirt?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈswɛtʃəːt/.
What does sweatshirt mean?: A loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel.
Where does sweatshirt come from?: From sweat + shirt.

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