Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

côteau

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coteau
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Rare form of coteau.

Example Sentences

"In every direction along the côteaux which skirt this beautiful drive, we find country-houses, whose situations are judiciously chosen in reference to the views and freedom from atmospheric inconveniences."
"[…] thence, at fourteen miles from the St. Lawrence it reaches the Kempt Road near the sixteenth mile post, after traversing a series of côteaux of gentle acclivity, excepting that nearest to Paquet’s Brook, which is objectionable on account of its steepness, but could not be avoided; […]"
"The côteaux lay smiling in the dewy sparkle of the morning sunshine, and all glad and beautiful with the coming spring."

Etymology

From French côteau.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: côteau

Inflected Forms

côteaux (plural)

Questions

What does côteau mean?: Rare form of coteau.
Where does côteau come from?: It is traced to French.

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