schwa

schwa

noun \ˈshwä\

Definition of SCHWA

1

: an unstressed mid-central vowel (as the usual sound of the first and last vowels of the English word America)

2

: the symbol ə used for the schwa sound and less widely for a similarly articulated stressed vowel (as in cut)

Origin of SCHWA

German, from Hebrew schĕwā'

First Known Use: 1895

Rhymes with SCHWA

aah, ah, baa, bah, blah, Blois, bra, dah, droit, fa, Fra, ha, Jah, Kwa, la, ma, nah, pa, pas, Ra, rah, shah, ska, spa, ta