Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chacun à son goût

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: cha-cun a -son -gout
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used to acknowledge that different people have different tastes or preferences.

Etymology

Mutation of the French à chacun son goût (“to each his own taste”), typically heard amongst Laurentian, Quebecois and Louisiana Francophones. The well-known aria by this name in the Strauss opera Die Fledermaus may have helped establish the mutation.

Inflected Forms

à chacun son goût (alternative)

Phrases

de gustibus non disputandum est

Frequently Paired Words

de gustibus non disputandum est

Synonyms

to each his own there's no accounting for taste

Questions

What does chacun à son goût mean?: Used to acknowledge that different people have different tastes or preferences.
Where does chacun à son goût come from?: Mutation of the French à chacun son goût (“to each his own taste”), typically heard amongst Laurentian, Quebecois and Louisiana Francophones. The well-known aria by this name in the Strauss opera Die Fledermaus may have helped establish the mutation.

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