Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

l'orignal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables
l'orig-nal
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From French orignal, probably from a location on the Ottawa River once known as Pointe à l'Orignal, where moose crossed the river.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does l'orignal mean?
A village in Champlain township, the county seat of United Counties of Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada.
Where does l'orignal come from?
It is traced to French.

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