Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rapides parish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: rapi-des -parish
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states. Parish seat: Alexandria.

Etymology

From French rapides (noun: rapids in a river).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: rapides

Questions

What does rapides parish mean?: One of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states. Parish seat: Alexandria.
Where does rapides parish come from?: It is traced to French.

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