Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ragueneau

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: rague-neau
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind and generous pastry chef, especially one who is fat and who is a good companion or friend.

Example Sentences

"I defend the pudgy Sancho Panzas, the rotund Ragueneaus, and the sentimental Samwise Gamgees of the world."
"Claude Coutel is the Ragueneau of Parisian restaurants. His fixed-price meals inciuding wine are copious."

Etymology

From the character in Cyrano de Bergerac.

Inflected Forms

Ragueneaus (plural)

Questions

What does ragueneau mean?: A kind and generous pastry chef, especially one who is fat and who is a good companion or friend.
Where does ragueneau come from?: From the character in Cyrano de Bergerac.

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