Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calisson

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: calis-son
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Provençal diamond-shaped confection made with ground almonds.

Example Sentences

"A crème brûlée into which had been blitzed those Provençal iced-marzipan biscuits called "calisson" was a crème brûlée adulterated."
"The "ethically sound" shelves tugged at my conscience, while the gourmet section tempted me with almond calisson at £13.99 and spelt dinkelbrot. I didn't know what either of these delicacies were, but I knew I wanted them."

Etymology

Borrowed from French calisson, from Occitan calissoun.

Word Breakdown

Root: calissoun

Inflected Forms

calissons (plural)

Questions

What does calisson mean?: A Provençal diamond-shaped confection made with ground almonds.
Where does calisson come from?: Borrowed from French calisson, from Occitan calissoun.

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