Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dépanneur

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-pan-neur
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A convenience store, especially one that sells alcohol.

Canadian usage

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Middle French des- Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-lbor. French dé- French panne Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French dépanner Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -(ā)tōrem Old French -or Middle French -eur French -eur Canadian French dépanneurbor. English dépanneur Borrowed from Canadian French dépanneur.

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Questions

What does dépanneur mean?
A convenience store, especially one that sells alcohol.
Where does dépanneur come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Middle French des- Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-lbor. French dé- French panne Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French dépanner Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -(ā)tōrem Old French -or Middle French -eur French -eur Canadian French dépanneurbor. English dépanneur Borrowed from Canadian French dépanneur.

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