Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

altuve

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.22 in modern English

Syllables: al-tuve
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A distance of five feet and five inches, used chiefly as a unit to measure distances of home run balls.

Slang

Example Sentences

"So, if you want to know the minimum length of a World Cup Soccer field while watching TV, it's 60.9 Altuves."
"In 2012 Houston Astros fan Bryan Trostel was watching a game when he heard the announcers joke about how many “altuves” a home run had traveled."
"Judge is 1.22 Altuves. Is there a drawback to being a big man in baseball?"
"No matter how you slice it, Altuve is one of the best hitters in baseball despite yielding at least 7 inches (that’s about .108 Altuves) to every other elite hitter."
"Want to know how many Altuves there are from home plate to first base? That would be 16.61436219309581."

Etymology

After José Altuve, Venezuelan-American baseball player who stands five feet, five inches tall.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

Altuves (plural)

Questions

What does altuve mean?: A distance of five feet and five inches, used chiefly as a unit to measure distances of home run balls.
Where does altuve come from?: After José Altuve, Venezuelan-American baseball player who stands five feet, five inches tall.

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