Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

canelé

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: canele
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small French pastry (from Bordeaux) with a soft center and a golden crust, made with rum-flavoured crepe batter, cooked in small molds.

Example Sentences

"‘Do you play chess?’ Sophia asked, helping herself to a canelé."

Etymology

From French canelé.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: canelé

Inflected Forms

canelés (plural)

Questions

What does canelé mean?: A small French pastry (from Bordeaux) with a soft center and a golden crust, made with rum-flavoured crepe batter, cooked in small molds.
Where does canelé come from?: It is traced to French.

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