schmatte

schmat·te

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shmah-tuh]
- /ˈʃmɑ tə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shmah-tuh]
- /ˈʃmɑ tə/

Definitions of schmatte word

noun schmatte an old ragged garment; tattered article of clothing. 1
noun schmatte any garment. 1
abbreviation SCHMATTE shmatte 0

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Origin of schmatte

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

1965-70, Americanism; < Yiddish shmate rag < Polish szmata

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Parts of speech for Schmatte

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Schmatte

schmatte popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% 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.

schmatte usage trend in Literature

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