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fête champêtre

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fete cham-pe-tre
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A garden party (pastoral festival) that was a popular form of entertainment in the 18th century, particularly popular at the French court, at Versailles. In theory it is a simple pastoral festival but in practice it was often contrived and elaborate with orchestras and fancy dress.

Etymology

French fête champêtre

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

fêtes champêtres (plural)

Questions

What does fête champêtre mean?
A garden party (pastoral festival) that was a popular form of entertainment in the 18th century, particularly popular at the French court, at Versailles. In theory it is a simple pastoral festival but in practice it was often contrived and elaborate with orchestras and fancy dress.
Where does fête champêtre come from?
It is traced to French.

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