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l'anse-au-diable

/ˈnæn.si ˈd͡ʒɒ.bl̩z/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
l'anse-au--di-a-ble
IPA
/ˈnæn.si ˈd͡ʒɒ.bl̩z/
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A ghost town in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Etymology

From French L'Anse-au-Diable, derived in turn from anse (“cove, small bay”) and diable (“devil”). The settlement was named after a dangerous headland located nearby.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: L'Anse-au-Diable

Questions

How do you pronounce l'anse-au-diable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnæn.si ˈd͡ʒɒ.bl̩z/.
What does l'anse-au-diable mean?
A ghost town in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Where does l'anse-au-diable come from?
It is traced to French.

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