Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gorée

/ɡˈɔɹˈi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: goree
IPA: /ɡˈɔɹˈi/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island of Dakar, Senegal; one of the 19 communes d'arrondissement of Dakar.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Gorée, from Dutch Goeree, a contracted form of Goedereede.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: Goeree

Rhymes With

d d. t t. b b. c c. e e. p p.

Questions

How do you pronounce gorée?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈɔɹˈi/.
What does gorée mean?: An island of Dakar, Senegal; one of the 19 communes d'arrondissement of Dakar.
Where does gorée come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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