seecatch

see·catch

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see-kach]
- /ˈsiˌkætʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see-kach]
- /ˈsiˌkætʃ/

Definitions of seecatch word

noun plural seecatch the adult male of the fur seal, Callorhinus alascanus, of Alaska. 1
noun seecatch an Alaskan adult male fur seal 0
noun seecatch the adult male fur seal of Alaskan waters 0

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Origin of seecatch

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

1880-85, Americanism; earlier seecatchie (collective or plural) < Russian sekachí, plural of sekách mature male fur seal, hog, or wild boar, literally, chopper, cutter (alluding to the tusks of such animals), equivalent to sek-, stem of sechʾ to cut, slash + -ach noun suffix; cf. holluschick

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Parts of speech for Seecatch

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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seecatch popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% 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.