Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mal du pays

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables
mal -du -pays
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

homesickness

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from French mal du pays.

Usage

Questions

What does mal du pays mean?
homesickness
Where does mal du pays come from?
Borrowed from French mal du pays.

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