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mouton enragé

/ˈmu.tɑ̃ ɑ̃.ɹɹɑˈʒeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mou-ton en-rage
IPA
/ˈmu.tɑ̃ ɑ̃.ɹɹɑˈʒeɪ/
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A normally peaceful person who has become suddenly and uncharacteristically angry.

Example Sentences

Etymology

First attested in 1826. Borrowed from French mouton enragé, a nickname given to French politician Nicolas de Condorcet by Turgot, from mouton (“sheep”) + enragé, past participle of enrager (“to enrage”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmu.tɑ̃ ɑ̃.ɹɹɑˈʒeɪ/
  • British English: /ˌmuːtɒn ˌɒnɹæˈʒeɪ/

Inflected Forms

moutons enragés (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce mouton enragé?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmu.tɑ̃ ɑ̃.ɹɹɑˈʒeɪ/.
What does mouton enragé mean?
A normally peaceful person who has become suddenly and uncharacteristically angry.
Where does mouton enragé come from?
It is traced to French.

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