bechuana

Bech·u·a·na

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bech-oo-ah-nuh, bek-yoo-]
- /ˌbɛtʃ uˈɑ nə, ˌbɛk yu-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bech-oo-ah-nuh, bek-yoo-]
- /ˌbɛtʃ uˈɑ nə, ˌbɛk yu-/

Definitions of bechuana word

noun bechuana a former name for a member of the Bantu people of Botswana 3
noun bechuana a member of a people living in Botswana 3
noun bechuana the Bantu language of this people 3
noun plural bechuana Tswana (def 1). 1
noun bechuana (archaic) A member of the Tswana people. 0

See all 5 definitions of bechuana

Information block about the term

Origin of bechuana

First appearance:

before 1795

One of the 43% newest English words

First recorded in 1795-1805

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Bechuana

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bechuana

bechuana popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% 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.

bechuana usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer