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chokey.

Reminiscent of choking.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈt͡ʃəʊki/UK/ˈt͡ʃoʊki/General-American
  1. Reminiscent of choking.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English choke Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English chokey From choke + -y.

noun/ˈt͡ʃəʊki/UK/ˈt͡ʃoʊki/General-American
  1. Prison.

    UK · countable · dated · uncountable
  2. A station, as for police, customs agents, palanquin-bearers, etc.

    South-Asia · countable · historical · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hindi चौकी (caukī) and Urdu چَوکی (caukī, “post, police station, etc.”).

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