Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bluegrass

/blˈuɡɹˌæs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.16 in modern English

Syllables: blue-grass
IPA: /blˈuɡɹˌæs/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A subgenre of country music with roots in Scots-Irish Appalachian folk music, blues, and jazz and characterized by banjos, fiddles, acoustic guitars, dobros, and mandolins; but containing no drums, electric guitars, pianos or other keyboard or wind instruments; using a bass fiddle to carry its rhythm.

Uncountable

Etymology

From blue + grass, from the bluish appearance of the massed grass in late Spring.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Music.

Inflected Forms

bluegrasses (plural)

Derived Forms

bluegrasser bluegrassy newgrass thrashgrass

Phrases

annual bluegrass Australian bluegrass big bluegrass bulbous bluegrass California bluegrass Canada bluegrass English bluegrass fowl bluegrass

Frequently Paired Words

high lonesome sound

Synonyms

blue grass

Questions

How do you pronounce bluegrass?: The recorded pronunciation is /blˈuɡɹˌæs/.
What does bluegrass mean?: Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis).
Where does bluegrass come from?: From blue + grass, from the bluish appearance of the massed grass in late Spring.

How to pronounce bluegrass

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