Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roadhouse

/ˈɹoʊdˌhaʊs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.69 in modern English

Syllables: road-house
IPA: /ˈɹoʊdˌhaʊs/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inn or similar establishment situated beside a road beyond the jurisdiction of a town or city. In the centuries before motor vehicles, such inns were places for travellers to stop at night during multi-day journeys, besides being public houses for their local countryfolk.

American usage

noun

A receiving house.

noun

A truck stop located in a remote area, with basic accommodation facilities.

Australian usage

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: coaching inn (often synonymous, historically)"
"The pub was a classic 1930s 'roadhouse'. To the railway's official mindset, it might as well have been an opium den in Victorian London."

Etymology

From road + house.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹoʊdˌhaʊs/
British English: /ˈɹəʊdˌhaʊs/

Usage

American usage
Australian usage

Inflected Forms

roadhouses (plural)

Phrases

honky-tonk juke joint

Frequently Paired Words

barrelhouse honky-tonk juke juke joint posthouse posting house

Synonyms

coaching inn

Questions

How do you pronounce roadhouse?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹoʊdˌhaʊs/.
What does roadhouse mean?: An inn or similar establishment situated beside a road beyond the jurisdiction of a town or city. In the centuries before motor vehicles, such inns were places for travellers to stop at night during multi-day journeys, besides being public houses for their local countryfolk.
Where does roadhouse come from?: From road + house.

How to pronounce roadhouse

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