raincoat
/ˈɹeɪnkoʊt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.68 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "After standing around in talk for a while, during which time Doris arrived with my hat and raincoat (left with her at the site) we made our way some two hundred strong, up the gracious stone stairway to the Hall of Christ Church, loaned by that College for the celebrationary lunch."
- "Speaking to a crowd of demonstrators, some of whom dressed in raincoats while others wore keffiyehs in solidarity with Palestinians amid Israel’s deadly war on Gaza, one demonstrator said: “Any president that has come to power has also let workers down.”"
- "Moe said he'll go first, I said I'll take next / Here, take this raincoat and practice safe sex!"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hréǵʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *Hréǵʰnos? Proto-Germanic *regną Proto-West Germanic *regn Old English reġn Middle English reyn English rain Proto-Germanic *kuttôbor. Latin cotta Old French cottebor. Middle English cote English coat English raincoat From rain + coat.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɹeɪnkoʊt/
- British English: /ˈɹeɪnkəʊt/