Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whatta

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: what-ta
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

contraction

Contraction of what + a.

Colloquial

noun

A scaffold used by the Tahitians for animal sacrifices.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"If I read this correctly, Pop Clifton graduated from high school at the age of 15. Awesome. Probably took a cheerleader to the prom. Whatta stud"
"Mike, you're my hero. […] Listen to this guy, folks, he's one of the good ones. All together now! "Whatta guy, whatta guy, whatta guy, whatta guy, whatta guy, whatta guy, whatta guy, whatta guy...""
"Whatta woman! Whatta system! They're making the father and child pay, which I guess is right?!"
"Small offerings of fruit and roots seemed to be daily made at this shrine, as some pieces were quite fresh. These were deposited upon a whatta, or altar, which stood without the pallisades; and within these we were not permitted to enter."
"Not only the whattas or offering-places of the morais are commonly loaded with fruits and animals, but there are few houses lacking a small place of the same sort."

Usage

Inflected Forms

whattas (plural)

Questions

What does whatta mean?: Contraction of what + a.

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