choo-choo

1. 1.

   a child's word for locomotive

   Broaderlocomotive

Questions about choo-choo

What does choo-choo mean?

choo-choo means "a child's word for locomotive".

How many syllables are in choo-choo?

choo-choo has 2 syllables and divides as choo--choo under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is choo-choo a common word?

choo-choo 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.