Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

en flute

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables
en flute
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

With some or all of her cannons removed.

Etymology

From French en flûte; the empty ports on the hull of the ship look like the holes in a flute.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

en flûte (alternative)

Questions

What does en flute mean?
With some or all of her cannons removed.
Where does en flute come from?
It is traced to French.

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