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jackatar

jack·a·tar
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jak-uh-tahr]
    • /ˈdʒæk əˌtɑr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jak-uh-tahr]
    • /ˈdʒæk əˌtɑr/

Definition of jackatar word

  • noun jackatar a Newfoundland native of mixed French and Amerindian descent. 1

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Origin of jackatar

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
1855-60; perhaps jack-tar (with -a- representing release of the stop) though the change in sense is unaccounted for

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Parts of speech for Jackatar

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

jackatar popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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