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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

greengrass

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
green-grass
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

From Old English grēne (“green”) + græs (“grass”), probably a toponymic surname for a person living near a grassland.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Greengrasses (plural) Greengross (alternative)

Questions

What does greengrass mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does greengrass come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce greengrass

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