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housty

/ˈhaʊsti/

housty noun: a sore throat.

Noun

housty (plural housties)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) A sore throat.

Proper noun capitalized: Housty

Housty

  1. A surname from Heiltsuk.
    • Named as Jess Housty on official documents, Jess H̓áust̓i says her government identification has never reflected her true identity.2021 July 8, Betsy Trumpener, “Heiltsuk woman unable to restore Indigenous surname on ID because system can't handle its spelling”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 10 Dec 2024

Forms of housty

Noun
pluralhousties
Proper noun
alternative formH̓áust̓i

Origin of housty

Borrowed from Heiltsuk H̓áust̓i.

Questions about housty

What does housty mean?
Housty means a sore throat.
What part of speech is housty?
Housty can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce housty?
Housty is pronounced /ˈhaʊsti/.
What is the plural of housty?
The plural of housty is housties.

Words near housty in the dictionary

  1. houstonia
  2. Houstonian
  3. Houstonians
  4. houstonias
  5. Houstoun
  6. housty
  7. houswife
  8. houswives
  9. housy
  10. housy-housy
  11. hout

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