Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

déjeuné

/ˌdeɪʒəˈneɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-je-une
IPA: /ˌdeɪʒəˈneɪ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Dated

Example Sentences

"Take a déjeuné of muskadel and eggs."
"We forbear to describe, or even to enumerate, the variety of balls, suppers, dinners, déjeunés, galas, and masquerades, which Miss Turnbull gave to the fashionable world during this winter."

Etymology

From French déjeuné.

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

déjeunés (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce déjeuné?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdeɪʒəˈneɪ/.
What does déjeuné mean?: A lunch.
Where does déjeuné come from?: From French déjeuné.

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