Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

étoile

/əˈtwɑːl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: etoile
IPA: /əˈtwɑːl/

5

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The leading ballet dancer in a company

Etymology

Borrowed from French étoile. Doublet of estoile, stella, and stelo; related to aster and star.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: étoile

Inflected Forms

étoiles (plural)

Rhymes With

et al. provençal marcha real floréal

Questions

How do you pronounce étoile?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈtwɑːl/.
What does étoile mean?: The leading ballet dancer in a company
Where does étoile come from?: It is traced to French.

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