Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pissaladière

/ˌpisɑlɑdˈjɛɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pissal-adiere
IPA: /ˌpisɑlɑdˈjɛɹ/

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pie from southern France, similar to pizza, without tomatoes or cheese, usually topped with onions, anchovies and black olives.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“You never ate pissaladière, did you? It’s just as good as pizza, you’ll see. Some people like it even better.”"

Etymology

Borrowed from French pissaladière, in turn borrowed from Niçard Provençal pissaladiera, from pissalat (an anchovy-based condiment), from peis salat (“salted fish”), suffixed with -iera.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: pissaladière, pissaladiera

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌpisɑlɑdˈjɛɹ/
British English: /ˌpɪsaladˈjɛː/

Usage

Inflected Forms

pissaladières (plural) pissaladiere (alternative)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce pissaladière?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpisɑlɑdˈjɛɹ/.
What does pissaladière mean?: A pie from southern France, similar to pizza, without tomatoes or cheese, usually topped with onions, anchovies and black olives.
Where does pissaladière come from?: It is traced to French.

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