Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stopstreet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stop-street
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An intersection having one or more stop signs; a stop intersection

Etymology

From stop + street, a calque of Afrikaans stopstraat.

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: stopstraat

Inflected Forms

stopstreets (plural)

Questions

What does stopstreet mean?: An intersection having one or more stop signs; a stop intersection
Where does stopstreet come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

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