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lake borgne

/leɪk bɔːrn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
lake borgne
IPA
/leɪk bɔːrn/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A lagoon of the Gulf of Mexico, and formerly a true lake, in southeastern Louisiana.

Etymology

Derived from French lac Borgne (“One-Eyed Lake”), probably because it was not entirely surrounded by land, its eastern end having a wide opening to the Gulf of Mexico. French borgne could have also signified "dingy", as the water may have appeared when compared to that of the clearer Mississippi Sound.

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Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce lake borgne?
The recorded pronunciation is /leɪk bɔːrn/.
What does lake borgne mean?
A lagoon of the Gulf of Mexico, and formerly a true lake, in southeastern Louisiana.
Where does lake borgne come from?
It is traced to French.

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