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petit canouan

/ˈpɛ.ti ˈkæn.ə.wən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables
Pe-tit Can-ou-an
IPA
/ˈpɛ.ti ˈkæn.ə.wən/
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Etymology

Derived from French petit (“small”) and the toponym Canouan. Compare Petit Nevis, Petit Saint Vincent, Petite Dominique, Petite Martinique and Petite Mustique.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Rhymes With

canouan

Questions

How do you pronounce petit canouan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛ.ti ˈkæn.ə.wən/.
What does petit canouan mean?
An island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Where does petit canouan come from?
It is traced to French.

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