Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mâcon

/mɑˈkɔn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: ma-con
IPA: /mɑˈkɔn/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city and commune, the prefecture of Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

noun

Alternative spelling of Macon, red or white burgundy wine from Mâcon or extremely similar to such wines.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It was not until after the waiter came with the bill that Scott decided that we have the hotel make us a picnic lunch. I tried to argue him out of this as I was sure we could get a bottle of Mâcon in Mâcon and we could buy something to make sandwiches in a charcuterie."

Etymology

Borrowed from French Mâcon, from earlier Mascon and Medieval Latin Masconis, a syncopated form of Madasconis and Matisco, probably from Gaulish matus (“bear”) (from Proto-Celtic *matus, commonly understood as a euphemistic derivation from *matis (“good”)), and a suffix equivalent to -iscus (“-ish: forming adjectives”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Mâcon, Masconis, matus, *matus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /mɑˈkɔn/
British English: /ˈmakɒ̃/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Macon (alternative) Mâcons (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

macon Mâconnais

Synonyms

Mascon

Rhymes With

mcmaken

Questions

How do you pronounce mâcon?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɑˈkɔn/.
What does mâcon mean?: A city and commune, the prefecture of Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
Where does mâcon come from?: It is traced to French.

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