Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cap ferret

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables
cap -fer-ret
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A cape in Lège-Cap-Ferret, Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Metropolitan France, France, separating Arcachon Bay, Gascony, from the Atlantic

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French cap Ferret, from cap (“cape”) + ferret, from fer (“iron”).

Inflected Forms

Cape Ferret (alternative) Ferret (alternative) Cap-Ferret (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Cape Ferret Cap-Ferret Cape-Ferret

Questions

What does cap ferret mean?
A cape in Lège-Cap-Ferret, Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Metropolitan France, France, separating Arcachon Bay, Gascony, from the Atlantic
Where does cap ferret come from?
Unadapted borrowing from French cap Ferret, from cap (“cape”) + ferret, from fer (“iron”).

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