Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

périgord

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: perig-ord
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A geographic region and former province corresponding roughly to the modern department of Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

noun

A black truffle.

Etymology

From French Périgord.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Périgord

Inflected Forms

Périgords (plural)

Phrases

Périgord pie

Questions

What does périgord mean?: A geographic region and former province corresponding roughly to the modern department of Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
Where does périgord come from?: It is traced to French.

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