Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

écorché

/eɪkoɹˈʃeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ecorche
IPA: /eɪkoɹˈʃeɪ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A figure drawn, painted or sculpted so as to show the muscles of the body without skin.

Example Sentences

"Apollo with a potato peeler, she flays the Marsyas of humanity, exposing raw nerve. Man is a red-ribboned écorché in her laboratory."

Etymology

Borrowed from French écorché (“flayed”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /eɪkoɹˈʃeɪ/
British English: /eɪkɔːˈʃeɪ/

Inflected Forms

écorchés (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce écorché?: The recorded pronunciation is /eɪkoɹˈʃeɪ/.
What does écorché mean?: A figure drawn, painted or sculpted so as to show the muscles of the body without skin.
Where does écorché come from?: Borrowed from French écorché (“flayed”).

How to pronounce écorché

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