Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

côte d'ivoire

/ˌkoʊt diˈvwɑɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: cote d'ivoire
IPA: /ˌkoʊt diˈvwɑɹ/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A country in West Africa.

Example Sentences

"Cocoa farmer Issiaka Ouedraogo, seen through the leaves of cocoa trees, lays cocoa beans out to dry on reed mats, on a farm on the Côte d’Ivoire. […] Like many other cities in southern West Africa, Abidjan on the Côte d’Ivoire, is growing fast, and with the expansion comes increasing air pollution."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Côte d'Ivoire (“Coast of Ivory”), from Portuguese Costa do Marfim, from the area's primary export to Europe during the Age of Exploration.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: Costa do Marfim

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌkoʊt diˈvwɑɹ/
British English: /ˌkəʊt diːˈvwɑː/

Inflected Forms

the Côte d'Ivoire (canonical) Cote d'Ivoire (alternative)

Derived Forms

Ivoirian

Phrases

Côte d'Ivoirian

Frequently Paired Words

Ivorian

Synonyms

Republic of Côte d'Ivoire Republic of Ivory Coast Ivory Coast

Questions

How do you pronounce côte d'ivoire?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkoʊt diˈvwɑɹ/.
What does côte d'ivoire mean?: A country in West Africa.
Where does côte d'ivoire come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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