Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underscarf

/ˈʌndɚˌskɑɹf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-scarf
IPA: /ˈʌndɚˌskɑɹf/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tight-fitting headscarf, usually elasticized, that is worn under a hijab or overscarf.

Example Sentences

"White and crisp and full, but pinned over an underscarf, and this underscarf was decorated with lace."
"She pays much attention to wearing matching headscarves, but does not like the style that many younger Turkish girls have adopted, who use underscarves and other materials to produce a high and voluminous head shape."
"Women with a Turkish background, on the other hand, have begun to wear more than square silk headscarfs; they now also use long pashmina shawls combined with underscarfs in contrasting colours (TB 2011-13, p.8)."

Etymology

From under- + scarf.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: under

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈʌndɚˌskɑɹf/
British English: /ˈʌndəˌskɑːf/

Inflected Forms

underscarfs (plural) underscarves (plural)

Synonyms

undercap

Questions

How do you pronounce underscarf?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌndɚˌskɑɹf/.
What does underscarf mean?: A tight-fitting headscarf, usually elasticized, that is worn under a hijab or overscarf.
Where does underscarf come from?: From under- + scarf.

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