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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

galère

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
galere
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An undesirable, difficult, or burdensome situation.

Literary

noun

A group of people regarded as troublesome or unwelcome.

Etymology

Borrowed from French galère, from Latin galea (“galley”). Originally referred to a type of ship, then metaphorically to difficult situations or unpleasant groups of people.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

galères (plural)

Questions

What does galère mean?
An undesirable, difficult, or burdensome situation.
Where does galère come from?
It is traced to French.

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