Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dragée

/dɹæˈʒeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dragee
IPA: /dɹæˈʒeɪ/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sweet or confection with a hard outer shell, originally used to administer drugs, medicine, etc.

Example Sentences

"I opened the cupboard and found a bag of raisins, two empty sauce bottles, a packet of icing sugar, a tube of dragées and a paper packet of candles."

Etymology

Borrowed from French dragée.

Inflected Forms

dragées (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

drageoir

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce dragée?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɹæˈʒeɪ/.
What does dragée mean?: A sweet or confection with a hard outer shell, originally used to administer drugs, medicine, etc.
Where does dragée come from?: Borrowed from French dragée.

How to pronounce dragée

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