English Explanatory Dictionary

howja

English dictionary entry

Meanings

contraction
  1. Pronunciation spelling of how d'you.

Pronunciation

houʹjə /ˈhaʊd͡ʒə/

Word forms

howja

Etymology

"How d'you" /ˈhaʊdju/ becomes /ˈhaʊdʒə/ ("howja") by yod-coalescence (whereby /j/ assimilates to /ʒ/) and reduction of the unstressed /u/ (which becomes /ə/). See -ja.

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