Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nigerois

/niːʒɛɹˈwɑː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nigerois
IPA: /niːʒɛɹˈwɑː/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Nigerien; a person from Niger.

adj

Etymology

Pseudo-Gallicism, derived from Niger + -ois, perhaps to render a clearer distinction from Nigerian.

Inflected Forms

more Nigerois (comparative) most Nigerois (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce nigerois?: The recorded pronunciation is /niːʒɛɹˈwɑː/.
What does nigerois mean?: A Nigerien; a person from Niger.
Where does nigerois come from?: Pseudo-Gallicism, derived from Niger + -ois, perhaps to render a clearer distinction from Nigerian.

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