galluses

gal·lus·es

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [gal-uh-siz]
- /ˈgæl ə sɪz/
- /ˈɡæ.lə.sɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gal-uh-siz]
- /ˈgæl ə sɪz/

Definitions of galluses word

noun galluses a pair of suspenders for trousers. 1
noun galluses Braces / suspenders for trousers. 1
noun plural galluses braces for trousers 0
noun plural galluses suspenders; braces 0

See all 4 definitions of galluses

Information block about the term

Origin of galluses

First appearance:

before 1825

One of the 37% newest English words

First recorded in 1825-35; variant of gallows

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Galluses

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Galluses

galluses popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

galluses usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer