cherokee

Questions about cherokee

What does cherokee mean?

cherokee means "the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in cherokee?

cherokee has 3 syllables: cher-o-kee. The stress falls on "cher". In IPA it is /ˈtʃɛɹəˌki/.

Is cherokee a common word?

cherokee is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with cherokee?

13 words rhyme with cherokee. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.